Veneer & Veneer Patterns

Question 1

What is Veneer?

Answer 1

Thin sheets of solid wood or cut from a log

Question 2

What is a flitch?

Answer 2

term used for the stack or bundle of veneers cut from a log

Question 3

How thin can HARDWOOD or SOFTWOOD FACE VENEER be cut?

Answer 3

1/40 of an inch or thinner

Question 4

How thin can SOFTWOOD INTERIOR PILES be cut?

Answer 4

3/16 through Rotary Cut

Question 5

What are the advantages to using veneer?

Answer 5

• Good use of declining resources
• Can be used for curved work
• Matching techniques are easier to achieve
• Various backing materials and adhesives can be used

Question 6

What is a Rotary Cut method?

Answer 6

produces veneer by mounting the log section on a lathe and rotating it AGAINST a stationary knife

Question 7

Which veneer cutting method is usually used for most softwood and some hardwood?

Answer 7

Rotary Cut

Question 8

What is a Flat Cut method?

Answer 8

veneer that’s taken from half a log and cut parallel to the center of the log

Question 9

Which slicing technique produces definite cathedrals on the veneer faces?

Answer 9

Flat Cut

Question 10

What is a cathedral?

Answer 10

The “hills” pattern on a piece of wood

Question 11

Which veneer cutting method is used to cut most hardwood?

Answer 11

Flat Cut

Question 12

What is a Half Round method?

Answer 12

produces wood by mounting a half-log section on a lathe-arm and rotating it against a stationary knife

Question 13

Which veneer cutting method produces wider cathedrals?

Answer 13

Half Round

Question 14

What is a Quarter Sliced method?

Answer 14

veneer slices are taken from a quartered log and cut roughly parallel to the rays

Question 15

Which cutting technique is commonly used for species like oak and mahogany?

Answer 15

Quarter Sliced

Question 16

Which cutting method produces a pattern that’s referred to as a ribbon stripe?

Answer 16

Quarter Sliced

Question 17

What is a Rift Cut method?

Answer 17

Creates veneer from a quartered log but cuts at roughly 45 degrees to the rays and growth rings

Question 18

Which cutting method is often used for oak to minimize large ray flecks?

Answer 18

Rift Cut

Question 19

What is a comb grain pattern?

Answer 19

straight and fine textured pattern that’s produced from a Rift Cut

Question 20

What is Whole Piece Face (WPM) or One-Piece Face (1PF)?

Answer 20

Rotary Cut Veneer is cut into continuous sheets that are then re-cut into pieces that are slightly larger than the desired panel size

Question 21

What are the three main methods for veneer assembly?

Answer 21

• Stitching
• Taping
• Edge gluing

Question 22

Which veneer assembly method is done on the BACK SIDE of the veneer?

Answer 22

Stitching

Question 23

Which veneer assembly method is done on the FACE of the veneer?

Answer 23

Taping

Question 24

What are the two ways to add adhesives to veneer?

Answer 24

• Hot Pressing
• Cold Pressing

Question 25

What is used for the HOT Pressing veneer adhesive?

Answer 25

Cross-linked PVA or UREA Formaldehyde

Question 26

What is used for the COLD Pressing veneer adhesive?

Answer 26

any good wood glue works but hard setting glue like UF 109 are the best