Dining table
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Using slices of real wood to cover a substrate (usually a more available or more easily worked wood) is a practice that goes back thousands of years. It is known that the Egyptians used to do it. The slices used to be achieved by sawing the log into thin strips – no easy task! More modern methods use a blade to peel the wood off, the most decorative veneers being sliced along or across the log. Indeed some burrs and crotch veneers are. Highly valued by the cabinet maker and because the veneer comes from a natural source each one displays the individual character of the tree.
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Using slices of real wood to cover a substrate (usually a more available or more easily worked wood) is a practice that goes back thousands of years. It is known that the Egyptians used to do it. The slices used to be achieved by sawing the log into thin strips – no easy task! More modern methods use a blade to peel the wood off, the most decorative veneers being sliced along or across the log. Indeed some burrs and crotch veneers are. Highly valued by the cabinet maker and because the veneer comes from a natural source each one displays the individual character of the tree.
