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The seven basic steps of veneer production are | 1. Log ProcurementWe purchase logs that grow in both public and privately owned forests. Highly trained log buyers inspect the logs or standing trees and negotiate the purchase, or in case of competitive sales make a bid for the raw material parcel. |
| 2. SawingThe logs are debarked and sawn lengthwise to produce two, three or four flitches prior to cooking. |
| 3. Cooking or SteamingThe flitches are placed into large stainless steel or aluminum lined vats. |
| 4. Slicing/PeelingThin sheets of veneer are sliced, peeled, or half-round peeled from the flitches. Many burls are, however, peeled in one piece if they are best suited for that kind of production. |
| 5. DryingEach sheet is fed either manually or, in many case, mechanically into ultra-modern third generation steam or hot water heated press dryers, which flatten the veneer while they dry. |
| 6. Clipping/GradingMost veneers produced go through a clipping line, where the edges are straightened, most defects are cut out, and the sheets are bundled in 16, 24 or 32 sheet bundles. Then the veneer goes through an electronic measuring machine that feeds the measurement and grade into the computer, after an expert grader has sorted it for grade, length and anticipated best use. |
| 7. SalesThe veneer is sold to furniture, door, and panel manufacturers, but also to interior decorators, architects, carpentry stores, merchants and others that use veneer. |
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 Did you know...
... that no forest is destroyed to harvest wood used for decorative purposes?
... that only a few trees have the properties necessary for their wood to be used for decorative purposes?
... that ten percent of today´s forest areas would be enough to meet the worldwide demand for timber sustainably (including paper production)?
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