WiseWood Veneer Expands its Reconstituted Veneer Line

A quick update on our newly expanded manmade wood veneer line. The new reconstituted veneers include a recon. flat cut teak, recon. flat cut and quartered maple, and a second quarter cut recon. wenge. This second engineered quartered wenge is offered as another option for our customers that are looking for a different grain style and color. Wisewood veneer carefully selects its reconstituted wood veneer from myriad sources for the best color and the most accurate grain match to each species natural counterpart. We have also updated all the images in our reconstituted veneer gallery to include the flat cut recon. rosewood, quater cut recon. cherry, and the recon. birdseye maple and we are planing on adding more composite veneer species in the very near future.

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You Need to Veneer Something and You Have to Use Contact Cement

You have a project, you want to use paper backed wood veneer, and you have to use contact cement. Can it be done? How? The quick answer is yes, it can be done. It can be done by you and it can be done successfully. The key is to consider and prepare for all the potential pitfalls that arise with a flexible glue line. To apply flexible wood veneer with contact cement is not difficult but the method is meticulous and there are no short cuts. Below you can find comprehensive instructions for adhering paperbacked veneer with contact cement. On large projects or full size panel layups this method can be very labor intensive.

Applying wood veneer with contact cement is an acceptable method when other methods aren’t available or practical. By following these established practices and recommendations you will have good success using contact cement with 20mil paperbacked, wood backed and phenolic resin backed wood veneer. Do not use contact cement to adhere raw or unbacked wood veneers.



Wood Veneer Application When Using Contact Cement

Preparation

When you receive your veneer you must allow time for it to acclimate to your environment prior to use. To accomplish this it’s necessary to remove the veneer from the packaging and lay it flat for a minimum of 48 hours up to 4 days. It may be necessary to apply some weight on the ends of the sheet to help retain flatness during this period. The ideal environment for this process is between 35% and 50% relative humidity and temperature levels between 65 to 80 degrees F. It is also important to allow your substrate material to acclimate in the same conditions for the same amount of time as the veneer. This will ensure that materials will be relatively equal in terms of relative moisture and temperature. It’s best to plan ahead if possible and avoid veneering when conditions of high humidity or extreme dry conditions are expected.

Adhesives for Wood Veneer

Solvent based contact adhesives work best for wood veneering with our products. When it is necessary to use water based adhesives you may want to consider using a phenolic resin backed wood veneer. Before using any adhesive be sure it is at room temperature and properly mixed as the solids which create the bond strength tend to settle much like pigment in paint. Brush or roller grade adhesives are best to achieve 100% coverage on all surface areas. Spray grade adhesives can be used but you must be sure you get 100% surface coverage. It’s necessary to coat both surfaces that are to be bonded. It’s not always necessary but on some smooth glossy surfaces it will help bond strength if you scuff sand the surface with 120 grit sandpaper prior to glue application. If the substrate is “open” or “porous” it will require a second application of glue as the first coat will partially absorb into the surface. This is most likely to occur when using plywood as your substrate. All contact cements require time for the solvents to “flash off” before the two surfaces can be mated together. This period, referred to as “open time” will be specified by the manufacturer and should be adhered to. Extreme conditions such as high heat, high humidity, low temperatures etc., can effect the open time so some discretion must be used under these conditions. It is important to understand and follow the adhesive manufacturer’s recommendations on application of their product.

Tools and Supplies for Wood Veneering

There are a few basic supplies and tools to have ready before you veneer. You will need a good quality contact cement, small roller or brush for glue application, a veneer scraper or smoothing tool and separator strips. Veneer scrapers can be purchased commercially and typically consist of a wooden handle and a stiff blade of polycarbonate or lexan about 4” wide. You can also make one by using a piece of hardwood approximately 4” wide by 12 to 16” in length. Make sure one end is cut nice and straight and use sandpaper to gently ease the corners and edge to eliminate any sharp lines. If you want you can also contour the upper portion of the handle to create a comfortable grip. With this smoothing blade you will generate excellent leverage and good pressure on the surface. The separator strips can be pieces of hardwood, MDF or hardboard or some people use wooden dowels. They should be long enough to span the width of the piece you are veneering. We don’t advocate the use of any type of J-roller for veneer application. You will not generate enough pressure with any type of J-roller.

READ THE COMPLETE INSTRUCTIONS HERE.

At WiseWood Veneer we have all the popular domestic, exotic, and reconstituted wood veneer species in stock on FlexVen™ 10 (10mil), FlexVen™ 20 (20 mil), and Tuf-Pli™ (polyback or phenolic) backed flexible wood veneers.

Product Feature: 2' x 8' Heavy Birdseye Maple

Heavy Birdseye Maple

2’ x 8’ FlexVen™10 (10 mil)

$5.99 per sq. ft.

4 sheet available

This heavy figure bird’s eye maple veneer has a consistent figure and is perfect for smaller projects or accent pieces. Some sheets are sequenced. If interested in purchasing the lot ask us about additional savings.

For further details or a quote please contact us.
email: info@wisewoodveneer.com
call: 855.883.6337

New Services at WiseWood Veneer.

We are extremely excited to announce that WiseWood Veneer is now offering new custom products, unique custom services and significant savings on featured items. We have updated our website to introduce and showcase these services and products.

Custom Services* include:

• custom architectural panels
• custom veneer, which include nonstick species as well as special sizes
• custom edgebanding
• custom stocking program


In addition to the new custom services, WiseWood now has a featured items page. There you can find great deals and discounts on some outstanding veneer. The featured items may include large job overruns, nonstandard sizes, and/ or overstock wood veneer sheets. These veneer products may be on a variety of backers and can include anything from high grade domestic to non-stock exotic species.

Call, email, or check out our website to see what WiseWood Veneer can do for you.
toll free: 855.883.6337 (855.8VENEER)
email: info@wisewoodveneer.com


*Some minimums may apply.

So What is Reconstituted Veneer?

Reconstituted wood veneer is actual wood fiber and is made from fast growing trees in managed forests. This type of flexible veneer is a readily renewable product which makes it an environmentally friendly alternative to some of the more rare and expensive exotic wood species. Even though reconstituted veneer is fabricated from manmade flitch and is virtually defect free it is a lot different from plastic laminate. It is more flexible and more natural in texture and appearance. Although a manmade flitch veneer product tends to be more stable than traditional flitch wood veneer sheets, the wood fibers and cells are still susceptible to moisture and have to be sealed with a finish. This helps to accentuate the color and figure of the veneer. Often referred to as Engineered or Composite veneer, it is a great option for those projects where veneer color and consistency is critical from start to finish.

Is bamboo veneer a reconstituted veneer? Yes and no. Bamboo is a fast growing and highly sustainable resource but there are some basic differences between bamboo and reconstituted veneer. Bamboo veneer consists of actual bamboo and is usually not dyed or made to look like a different species (carbonized bamboo gets its color from being steamed), whereas a reconstituted veneer is made from a secondary wood species that is sliced, dyed, layered and laminated in alternating layers and in specific ways in order to represent a different species. This process produces natural looking wood grains and colors thought only to exist in nature. The names for this type of veneer do not come from the wood species the veneer is made from but rather from the colors and layer designs that it mimics. The common characteristic that bamboo and reconstituted veneer share is in the way the flitches are manufactured. Both are built from thin layers that are glued into cants and then sliced into thin but wide flitches. These thin flitches or leafs are then stitched or spliced into larger sheets. Once these sheets are pressed, flexed and trimmed they are sanded and ready for use.


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Extended fall sale through October.

We are happy to announce that WiseWood Veneer has decided to extend the Fall Sale through the month of October with even bigger savings. Enjoy 15% discount on all online orders. Log in or sign up as a customer on our website and at checkout type in coupon code: fallsale. Make sure to click the arrow next to the coupon code box to apply the discount to your order.

Fall Sale and New Product Line at WiseWood Veneer.

Here at WiseWood Veneer we are very excited to announce our FALL SALE. Through the month of September we are offering a 10% discount on all online orders. Log in or sign up as a customer on our website and at checkout type in coupon code: fallsale. Make sure to click the arrow next to the coupon code box to apply the discount to your order.

The new line of reconstituted veneers at WiseWood Veneer.

We are also very excited to announce that WiseWood Veneer now offers a line of reconstituted wood veneers. These include carbonized and natural bamboo in both vertical and planked cuts, a reconstituted quarter cut macassar ebony, a reconstituted birdseye maple, and a reconstituted rift white oak. This line of man made or engineered wood veneer also includes a stellar reconstituted quartered wenge veneer and an outstanding quarter cut and flat cut reconstituted rosewood. All veneers sheets are 4' x 8' (32 sq. ft.) and available in FlexVen™ 10 (10mil) and FlexVen™ 20 (20mil) with 3M pressure sensitive adhesive option.