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Veneer

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Veneer refers to a thin sheet of wood, typically produced to a thickness of about one-eighth of an inch or less. This material is crafted through various methods, the most common being rotary cutting. In this process, a log is mounted into a large lathe and spun against a knife edge, peeling off a continuous strip of wood as the knife penetrates...

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Veneer is a thin sheet of wood that is produced with a thickness of roughly one-eighth of an inch or less.

Positioning a log into a large lathe and spinning it against a long knife-edge, a continuous strip of veneer is gradually peeled off as the knife steadily penetrates the log, resulting in a rotary-cut veneer.

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