Veneers from Austria

February 11, 2022

by Julian Stöckl

Furniere aus Österreich

Veneer from Austria

Veneers are 0.3-2.5mm thin layers of wood. pure wood. veneers are referred to as the thinnest solid wood in the world.

veneer production

The veneer can be made in different ways.

We want to show you the classic manufacturing process.

For the veneer production, logs have to be bought in the first step. Here it is particularly important that the trunks come from sustainably managed and regional sources. Areas in the Waldviertel, the Wiener Walder and also in the beautiful Alpine region are ideal for veneers from Austria.

The wood is usually bought in winter, since the forest floors are frozen here and can therefore be harvested in the most gentle way for flora and fauna. In order to preserve the inestimable value of wood as a resource, the logs are preserved with water over the warm summer months, which is always in its own cycle.

Storage is therefore the first step in production.

Another step is removing the bark. Because there are stones and dirt in the bark that would damage the sensitive veneer production machines.

After debarking, the trees are roughly sawn.

The next step is already cutting the logs too veneer.

Various techniques can be used here. The most resource-saving technique is veneer production with a veneer knife machine. With sharp knives, wafer-thin wood veneers of 0.3-2.5 mm are cut from a trunk without producing sawdust. This results in maximum use of the sustainable resource wood. This technique allows wood to be made from one cubic meter of wood up to 1000m² of veneer.