Popular Woodworking Magazine » Veneer Process http://www.popularwoodworking.com Woodworking advice, woodworking plans, woodworking projects and woodworking blogs Fri, 17 May 2013 23:00:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Veneer – Making Faceshttp://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/editors-blog/veneer-%e2%80%93-making-faces http://www.popularwoodworking.com/woodworking-blogs/editors-blog/veneer-%e2%80%93-making-faces#comments Mon, 12 Jul 2010 15:05:42 +0000 Robert W. Lang http://blogs.popularwoodworking.com/editorsblog/Veneer+Making+Faces.aspx
Veneer – Making Faces

Down the road a few miles from the Atlantic Veneer slicing operation is the Veneer Tech splicing plant. Veneer Tech takes leaves of veneer and assembles them into faces. Think of a 4 x 8 sheet of hardwood plywood, or a sheet of backed veneer. The large faces are assembled then later bonded to a … Read more »

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Veneer Mill Visit – After the Slicing

At different points in our tour of the veneer mill, our guide would point out a certain element, or an individual who played a critical role in keeping the operation moving efficiently and profitably. The veneer slicing machines are large and complicated, but each of the dozen in the facility depends on a simple knife. … Read more »

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Good Veneer Starts With the Best Logs

My visit to Atlantic Veneer began outside the mill in the log yard, and the first impression is that this is a serious operation that processes an amazing amount of material. Several trucks a day unload logs of maple, cherry and white oak that are harvested in western Pennsylvania and upstate New York. These are … Read more »

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All About Veneer – Slicers and Splicers

Last Thursday and Friday I was in Beaufort, N.C, as part of a panel of judges for the Veneer Tech Craftsman’s Challenge. The folks from Veneer Tech were gracious hosts, and the results of the contest will be announced in August at the International Woodworking Fair in Atlanta. After the winners are revealed I will … Read more »

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