What is Lace Wood Veneer?
Lacewood is an uncommon veneer with a conspicuous flecking that resembles lace when quarter cut. Reddish brown with a silvery sheen, this striking veneer has a straight grain and small flake–the result of cutting through the medullary ray, which is especially pronounced in the species. Lacewood is always quarter cut and can be fumed to a rich chocolate brown. The Lacewood sheets are highly decorative and perfect for creating a stand out feature on furniture or panels.
Please be aware that width measurements are taken from the middle part of the sheet. This means that the width may taper below or above the stated measurement so please allow for an extra few cm or get in contact for exact measurements.
Specification
Materials: Poplar/Ayous/Basswood
Thickness: 0.2-2.0mm
Size : 640x2500mm
Moisture: 8-12%
Packing: Plywood pallet free of fumigation
MOQ: 2000 sheets
Leading Time: 2 weeks
Key Characteristics of Lace Wood Veneer
Color
Light pinkish brown with a silvery sheen.
Grain Pattern
Straight grained with a flaky appearance when quarter-sliced.
Grain/Texture
Has a fairly coarse and uneven texture due to the difference in densities between the regular wood tissue and the rays. The grain is usually straight.
Endgrain
Diffuse-porous; small to medium pores in tangential rows; solitary and tangential multiples of 2-3; deposits in heartwood occasionally present; growth rings indistinct; very wide rays easily visible without lens; parenchyma banded, diffuse-in-aggregates.
Workability
Overall a fairly easy wood to work with, taking glues, stains, and finishes well; though there may be some difficulty in planing, with tearout occurring. Some species of lacewood can also have a moderate blunting effect on cutting edges.
Allergies/Toxicity
Although there have been no adverse health effects reported for Lacewood in the Panopsis genus, several other genera in the Proteaceae family have been reported to cause eye and skin irritation. See the articles Wood Allergies and Toxicity and Wood Dust Safety for more information.
Benefits of Using Lace Wood Veneer
Look
For a chunk of furnishings to be sensible, all it's to try and do is serve its purpose. Tables need to get on my feet, cupboards need to hold things, etc. however being practical isn't continuously enough. We wish our furnishings to be enticing, too. That's the first advantage of wood veneers. They allow us to place a shiny coat on prime of our base furnishings, creating it look additional enticing.
Sturdiness
A veneer, additionally to creating furnishings additional enticing, conjointly acts as a sort of protection. It protects the particular furnishings below it from the results of sun, impacts, spills, stains, and different unfortunate events. If a veneer gets too broken, it's conjointly doable to exchange it, so creating your furnishings look sensible as new.
Strength
Wood veneers conjointly add strength to your furnishings. It's an added layer, that provides extra support to the general piece. Veneers command the piece resist deformation, bending, and different effects of your time.
Common Uses
Architectural Panels: Enhance interior spaces with its unique grain and color.
Doors: Create striking entrances with a touch of elegance.
Furniture: Perfect for crafting beautiful, bespoke furniture pieces.
Millwork and Cabinetry: Adds a luxurious finish to custom woodwork.
Aircraft and Yacht Interiors: Ideal for upscale, custom-designed interiors.
Manufacturing Process Of Lace Wood Veneer
Slicing
After the selection, we soften wood by soaking it in the water at a specific temperature depending on their density. After that, the sheets are clipped along their edges and bundled together based on its group size.
Grading
With utmost care, the veneers are graded and sorted based on their quality and other factors such as grading, grain pattern, colour, and dimension.
Layon Creation
Depending on the grain pattern required, the veneer leaves are joined into a series of pairs. They are again joined into larger pairs until the required width of the layon is created. This gives the veneer its beautiful appeal.
Squaring and Sheering
The layon which is joined to the required width is first trimmed at the ends. Once the correct length is achieved, a stitch is applied at the top and bottom to prevent splitting. The layon is then given one final check. If needed, repairs are carried out.
Pressing
After ensuring a perfectly squared layon, we bond it onto a substrate such as Cloth, Plywood, MDF, or Kraft Backing using hot and cold presses. We then set the duration and temperature before bonding decorative veneers to the substrate with urea-free, water-based adhesives.
Sheering and Sanding
After carefully and thoroughly sanding the veneers to enhance its feel, the sheets are sheered to cut off the excess veneer, if any.
Quality Control
Before packaging and dispatch, wood veneers are quality-checked with factors like veneer species, type, thickness, moisture content, type of core material, and construction methods such as the number of plies, adhesive, moisture and spread, assembly time, and pressing conditions.
Packaging and Dispatch
Once manufactured, veneers are packed and dispatched correctly so that it does not get wet. Extensive measures are also taken to protect panels against rapid moisture content changes and mechanical damage during transport.
Quality Guarantee
- Professional production for nearly 20 years
- Scientific management in quality control
- Strict selection of raw materials, grading, and inspection
