Name: how veneer is cut and used
Uploaded: 2024-09-12T16:16:32.000Z
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ベニヤは、約8分の1インチ以下の厚さで製造される薄い木材です。
丸太を大型旋盤にセットし、長いナイフエッジで回転させると、ナイフが丸太を着実に貫通するにつれて、連続したベニヤのストリップが徐々に剥がれ、回転カットのベニヤが得られます。
プレーンスライス、クォータースライス、およびリフトスライスは、ベニヤリングのプロセスで使用される他の方法です。
ベニヤのスライスは、のこぎりでフリッチと呼ばれる丸太の一部を準備することから始まります。
その後、フリッチは頑丈な可動フレームに対して水平にしっかりと固定されます。
同じく水平に取り付けられたベニヤナイフがフリッチの隣に配置されています。
フレームが下向きに動くたびに、フリッチがナイフに押し付けられ、ベニヤのスライスが発生します。
上向きに動くたびに、ナイフはベニヤのスライス1枚分の厚さだけフリッチに向かって前進します。各シートの幅は、フリッチのセクションと同じだけです。
ベニヤの一般的な用途は、ファインパネル、キャビネット、フローリング、家具製造、および木材製品製造です。

ベニヤ

Veneer

ベニヤとは、通常約3.18ミリメートル以下の厚さに作られる薄い木の板のことです。この材料は様々な方法で作られますが、最も一般的なのはロータリーカットです。このプロセスでは、丸太を大きな旋盤に取り付けてナイフの刃に当てて回転させ、ナイフが回転する丸太に深く入り込むにつれて連続した木のストリップを剥がし、ロータリーカットのベニヤを作ります。

その他のベニヤ加工技術には、プレーンスライス、クォータースライス、リフトスライスなどがあります。これらの方法は、まずフリッチと呼ばれる丸太のセグメントを準備し、希望のサイズに鋸で切ります。次に、フリッチを可動フレームに水平に固定します。これに隣接して、フレームが下方に移動すると、水平ベニヤナイフがフリッチをスライスし、薄いベニヤのシートを作ります。スライスするたびに、ナイフはベニヤの1スライスの厚さだけフリッチに近づき、シート全体で均一な厚さを確保します。

ベニヤは、その美観と多用途性から、様々な用途に広く使用されています。ベニヤは、高級パネル、キャビネット、木製フローリング、家具製品、その他の木製品の製造によく使用されています。これらの用途では、ベニヤが木材の望ましい仕上げを提供すると同時に、無駄を最小限に抑えて木材の有用性を最大限に高める能力が強調されています。

ベニヤは、約8分の1インチ以下の厚さで製造される薄い木材です。
丸太を大型旋盤に位置決めして...

Education

JoVE Core

Civil Engineering

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Unit 1

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Wood

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how veneer is cut and used

Veneer is a thin sheet of wood that is usually about one-eighth of an inch thick or less. It is made to show the look of wood while using timber more efficiently. Veneer is common in furniture and other finished wood products.

One common way to make veneer is rotary cutting. In this method, a log is mounted in a large lathe and spun against a knife edge. As the knife moves deeper into the turning log, it peels off a continuous strip of wood. This creates rotary-cut veneer.

Other veneer methods include plain-slicing, quarter-slicing, and rift-slicing. These techniques begin with a log section called a flitch, which is sawn to the right size. The flitch is fixed horizontally on a movable frame, and a horizontal veneer knife slices through it as the frame moves downward. After each cut, the knife moves closer by the thickness of one veneer sheet to keep the sheets even.

Veneer is used in fine paneling, cabinetry, wood flooring, and furniture making. It is also used in the manufacture of other wood products. These uses show why veneer is valued for its appearance, versatility, and ability to reduce waste from timber.

How Veneer Is Cut and Used

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veneer

Veneer is a thin sheet of wood that is usually about one-eighth of an inch thick or less. It is made to show the look of wood while using timber more efficiently. Veneer is common in furniture and other finished wood products. One common way to make veneer is rotary cutting. In this method, a log is mounted in a large lathe and spun against a knife edge. As the knife moves deeper into the turning log, it peels off a continuous strip of wood. This creates rotary-cut veneer. Other veneer...

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Learn how veneer is made by rotary cutting, plain-slicing, quarter-slicing, and rift-slicing, plus where thin wood sheets are used in furniture and flooring.

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How Veneer Is Cut and Used

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