How Is Wood Veneer Made?
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Preparing
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Logs must be prepared before they can be turned into wood veneer. After they are delivered, logs are washed and then run through a machine that removes the bark. After the bark has been removed, the log is sent through a machine that slices it in half lengthwise.
Slicing and Drying
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The cut log pieces are loaded into a saw that cuts them into very thin slices, sometimes as thin as 1/40th of an inch thick. The slices are then placed into a dryer, where all the moisture is removed from them. After the slices are dried, they are trimmed so that the edges are perfectly straight and will fit together smoothly.
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Sheeting
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After the slices are cut, workers sort and grade them. The small, graded slices are joined together to make larger sheets of various sizes depending upon their needs. The large sheets are then turned into either raw veneer or paper-backed veneer. To make raw veneer, the large sheets are simply sanded. To make paper-backed veneer, paper is applied to the back of the sheets. The sheets are then trimmed again to even out the paper backing and sanded to a smooth finish.
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