Timber Veneer Panels - Decorative Board - Wood Panels, Timber & Decorative Surface Products, Gunnersen Australia

Description

Wood veneer has the warm, rich beauty and individuality of natural timber. It is a premium decorative finish for quality furniture and joinery applications. Natural Timber Veneer is the most efficient and economical usage of timber for decorative panels. Only the highest grade of veneer is used enabling effects that are impossible to achieve using any substitute product. It is environmentally sympathetic with veneers sliced to 0.6mm thick and a surface coverage approximately forty times more than 25mm timber. The result is a natural look with the warmth and beauty of solid timber with variation in colour and grain structure.

CUT AND GRAIN PATTERN
A veneer is produced by slicing or peeling selected logs at approximately 0.6mm in thickness. Each peeled veneer is called a 'leaf' and has a certain grain pattern as per the cutting technique. The most common cutting techniques produce the following grain patterns:

Timber Veneer Panels - Cut and Grain Pattern

Leaves of veneer are matched to create sheets for pressing onto board. The most common matching technique of veneer is Book Matched, whereby every alternative leaf is flipped so the back meets the front and joins to produce a mirror image of the one next to it. Other matching techniques such as Slip Matching, Reverse Matching and Random Matching can be specified to create different effects.

SUBSTRATE
Veneer leaves are glued together to form a sheet of veneer and then adhered to a substrate (board). Depending on the application, one of the following can be used:

Standard Particleboard
Moisture Resistant Particleboard
Standard MDF
Moisture Resistant MDF
Plywood

VENEER GRADE
Veneer Board requires a 'face' veneer and a 'back' veneer to balance the substrate and avoid bowing. 'Face' veneer is usually select 'A' grade veneer. Backing veneer is usually a lower grade (down-grade) veneer of the same species as the 'face'. This is suitable for applications such as cupboard doors, where both sides of the board will be seen. Where only one side of the board is seen, a 'balancing back' can be used. This is any low grade veneer and species and can reduce the cost.

Type	Translation	Description	Application
G1S	Good One Side	Select "A" grade veneer on face of board without a backing veneer	Door Skins
G2S	Good Two Sides	The same first grade veneer is on face and back of panel	Partitions
DGB	Down Grade Back	The same specie of veneer is on the face and back of the panel however the face is first grade and the back lower grade	Cupboard doors, kitchen cabinets & furniture
BAMO	Back at manufacturer's option	First grade specified veneer is on the face of the panel with any 'Back at Manufacturer’s Option'	Furniture and feature walls

DESIGNER VENEERS
Designer veneers are available in an extensive range of colours and patterns. These are made from reconstituted natural timber that is dyed and then sliced to produce veneer with unique timber grains and patterns. Please contact your local Gunnersen branch for further information and samples.

EDGING
Pre-glued and unglued timber edging is available in 0.6mm thickness in 50 to 100 meter lengths. Please check your local branch for availability.

Further Information on Natural Timber Veneers:

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Veneer Species

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