Veneers refers to thin slices of wood that typically are glued onto core panels to produce flat panels such as doors, tops and panels for cabinets, parquet floors and parts of furniture.

Plain Slicing
The half log, of flitch, is mounted with the heart side flat against the guide plate of the slicer and the slicing is done parallel to a line through the center of the log. This produces a figure to that of plain sawn lumber.

Quarter Slice
The quarter log, or flitch, is mounted on the guide plate so that the growth rings of the log strike the knife at approximately right angles. This produces a series of stripes, straight in some woods, varied in others.

Rift Cut
Rift-cut veneer is produced in the various species of Oak. Oak has medullary ray cells, which radiate from the center of the log like the spokes of a wheel. The rift, or comb grain effect, is obtained by slicing slightly across the medullary rays. This accentuates the vertical grain and minimizes the flake.

• Alder is the most abundant hardwood in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, and is a commercially important lumber
• Alder tends to be a light tan to reddish brown; color darkens and reddens with age. There is no visible distinction between heartwood and sapwood.
• Usage Furniture, Cabinetry, Millwork, Musical Instruments
• Clear Alder
• 2 x 8 In 3M Peel Veneer

Alder is the most abundant hardwood in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States, and is a commercially important lumberVeneer Technologies