Choose natural veneer or technical veneer? After reading you will understand…

Choose natural veneer or technical veneer? After reading you will understand…

Evolutionary history of veneer

The use of veneer can be traced back to Egypt 4000 years ago.

Veneer, also known as veneer and veneer, is used for wood veneer decoration of furniture and other products. As early as 4,000 years ago, Egyptian timber resources in the local tropical desert area were scarce, but the ruling class had an extreme love and pursuit of precious timber. So the merchants cut the wood to the thinnest thickness at that time to increase its utilization rate and utilization rate, and also meet the needs of the ruling class for gorgeous wood grain, which is also the prototype of today’s veneer. 

With the rise of the Industrial Revolution in the 19th century, advanced machinery and equipment were widely used, and the veneer industry began to develop rapidly in Europe. In addition, a large number of veneer merchants gathered in the area near Louisville in the United States. Since 1960, veneer has been widely used in Europe and the United States. 

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With the beginning of reform and opening up, my country’s home furnishing industry has sprung up in the world. The gradual improvement of environmental protection awareness has caused consumers to gradually turn their attention to products with veneer as a veneer, spend a lower price, and enjoy roughly the same effect as solid wood, which is in line with modern people’s psychological needs for environmental protection. 

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In recent years, the birth of technological wood and the application of Internet technology have promoted the further development of the veneer industry, and its use in various fields has gradually become more widespread. At the same time, the veneer market resources are highly integrated and optimized, which further promotes the further development of veneer. 

Natural veneer VS technical veneer

Types of veneer

“Natural veneer”: The natural wood is directly sliced ​​into a thin veneer with a thickness of about 0.2-0.5mm, which is widely used in furniture, luxury cars, aircraft, yacht interiors, floors, musical instruments and other fields.

“Technical veneer”: a new type of wooden decorative material that uses ordinary wood or fast-growing wood as raw materials, uses the principle of bionics, and adopts computer simulation design to improve the raw materials.

To put it simply, technological veneer is the “cloning technology” in the veneer world, which can imitate the texture, color, etc. of various natural veneers. Therefore, for some precious woods that are on the verge of extinction or regulated, many businesses will use technological veneers to imitate their textures and colors to meet people’s love and demand for rare and precious woods. 

Natural veneer VS technical veneer

Process PK

“Natural veneer”: The natural wood is directly sliced ​​into a thin veneer with a thickness of about 0.2-0.5mm, which is widely used in furniture, luxury cars, aircraft, yacht interiors, floors, musical instruments and other fields.

Natural veneer is completely sliced ​​from logs without any artificial modification, retaining the natural texture and texture. 

Technical veneer needs to go through a series of processes such as bleaching, coloring, and re-texturing. 

Both are produced from logs, but the logs of technical veneer are made of tree species with fast growth, early maturity and short rotation period to imitate other natural veneers, and the cost is lower. And what kind of veneer is used for natural veneer production, the cost is higher. 

Natural veneer VS technical veneer rendering effect

1. Technology veneer can fill wood defects Natural veneer will have some defects, such as mineral lines, dead knots, slip knots, worm holes, white edges, etc. on the surface of the veneer, which are all unique features of natural veneer. In addition, the natural veneer color texture is natural, but difficult to coordinate. Natural veneer has chromatic aberration. Some people don’t like these defects, so they can choose technical veneer, because technical veneer can complete the transformation of the original wood defects, the surface is smooth, and what effect is required.

2 Natural veneer has a more natural texture But in fact, that natural defect is the unique texture and naturalness of wood, and some wood enthusiasts prefer the defects of natural veneer. In order to pursue the naturalness of wood, some businesses even deliberately create some defects on the technical veneer to make them look closer to natural veneer. Natural veneer has the natural beauty and strong texture of wood. Its natural texture can bring people the artistic enjoyment of returning to nature, which is unmatched by technological veneer. Natural veneer furniture is rare and expensive. Natural veneer is precious because of its uniqueness, but because the specifications are difficult to unify, the utilization rate is relatively low. The technical veneer has no natural defects, no chromatic aberration, the specifications break through the limit of the wood diameter, and it is easy to process, so the price is more popular, the utilization rate is higher, and the texture of precious tree species can be copied.