What is Veneer?

Timber veneer is from a natural and renewable resource competing with non-renewable commodities like steel, aluminium and plastics. Its surface coverage is approximately forty times more than 25mm timber and consequently is the most economical way of utilising precious wood.

Veneer is:

• Produced by slicing or peeling selected logs.
• Sliced at approximately 0.6mm (this is normal thickness for the Australian market) or peeled at various thicknesses.
• Several methods are used to create various grain patterns.The most commonly produced patterns are: Crown, Quarter and Rotary. However, other categories exist to highlight specific features such as: Birdseye, Quilt, Pommele, Burl/Burr, Birdsye Pattern

Brown Wood Veneer Products

Below is a sample of some of the range of veneer products available from Brown Wood.

OAK BURR North American	POMMELE SAPELE African	CROWN SAPELE African
WENGE African	AMERICAN WALNUT North America	RED GUM Australian
NYATOH Malaysian	WHITE OAK North American	TASMANIAN OAK Australian
EUROPEAN BEECH European	AMERICAN CHERRY North American	QUEENSLAND CHERRY Australian
CLEAR RADIATA PINE Australian	JAPANESE SEN Japanese	SILVER ASH Australian
CURLY BIRCH European	WHITE SYCAMORE European

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