Manufacturing of veneers is virtually the same from tree to tree. Logs are debarded and cut into a desire length (either for ease of hanling or a specific application.) The logs are then heated with steam or hot water to soften the materials for cutting.
There
are three basic ways to make veneer:
Rotary lathing of a softwood.
The veneers are then cut in a continuous operation and run through mechanical dryers.
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