What about when you want to change the look of your furniture, or when your kids put a big gash in it or spill something all over it? If you have solid wood furniture, you can just have it sanded down and refinished, whereas the veneered furniture is going to get thrown out. Maybe veneered furniture is better for the conservation of trees in the short term, but what about the long term? Is it better to buy 4 veneered pieces of furniture in 20 years or a single solid wood piece that lasts that whole time?
Isn't plywood best to avoid both bucking and moisture induced bulging, as well as the stripping of the screw holes so common in IKEA MDF furniture? Make it from fast-growing trees and put a decent veneer of the good stuff outside and it's better than solid wood.
Interesting ! Picking up on your 10th Fact…we don't hear much about wood recycling? Every time I visit my council rubbish dump I'm always amazed at the amount of wood, and in particular wooden furniture, that people throw away into the 'general waste' skips…to landfill ??
Convincing arguments which will help in the conservation of solid wood. We'll run out of solid wood if we're not careful -after all, some people think it grows on trees.
Total newbie here:-> I bought an old Duncan Phyfe 3 legged table with metal thingies on the feet for $15.00. I started to lightly sand the top of it, hoping just to remove the shine of the veneer, thinking that it would look better if I added a fresh coat of satin stain, for adhesion, and because of a few light scratches on top. Was I correct to lightly sand, and I'll stain in a couple of days? Thank you!
Ten very well -put points. However, let us not forget that there are three types of veneers : 1) rolled (as used in plywood manufacture, 2) sliced, as you showed, and finally : 3) sawn, the most superior quality – very expensive I admit. The difference between sliced and sawn is that the sawn is dipped in boiling baths for hours or sometimes days before slicing. It's stiff, breakable, tinited pinkish, and has lost all it's mechanical qualities. The only compromise possible is to try to get hold of the thicker stock ; .9 whenever possible. Thanks for posting.
hmm, veneer at 3-6mm thick? A couple of years back i visited a custom furniture shop that produced pieces at astronomical prices (e.g.$25k for a coffee table). The finishing process was meticulous and the appearance was flawless. But the veneer was only 0.020 inches thick!
A well presented video Jeremy. You are so right about shoddy Victorian furniture and modern mass produced edgebanded work getting veneering a bad name. I hope this film gets a big audience.
my kid put tomatoes or pumpkins on a veneered table,the moisture lifted and bubbled the veneer.I tried an iron to flatten it but that didn't work.do you know of a way to repair this ?
Awesome. Thanks. I'd love to see a similar discussion about particle board, both in terms of strength and durability, and the environmental issues you alluded to here.
An underrated video.
Veneers were telling lies all the time before I watched this video
What about when you want to change the look of your furniture, or when your kids put a big gash in it or spill something all over it? If you have solid wood furniture, you can just have it sanded down and refinished, whereas the veneered furniture is going to get thrown out. Maybe veneered furniture is better for the conservation of trees in the short term, but what about the long term? Is it better to buy 4 veneered pieces of furniture in 20 years or a single solid wood piece that lasts that whole time?
Isn't plywood best to avoid both bucking and moisture induced bulging, as well as the stripping of the screw holes so common in IKEA MDF furniture? Make it from fast-growing trees and put a decent veneer of the good stuff outside and it's better than solid wood.
Interesting ! Picking up on your 10th Fact…we don't hear much about wood recycling? Every time I visit my council rubbish dump I'm always amazed at the amount of wood, and in particular wooden furniture, that people throw away into the 'general waste' skips…to landfill ??
Yeah but they produce an insanely hotter and more deadlier house fires.
great video
I from turkey very nice furniture l am furniture maker
Convincing arguments which will help in the conservation of solid wood. We'll run out of solid wood if we're not careful -after all, some people think it grows on trees.
Total newbie here:-> I bought an old Duncan Phyfe 3 legged table with metal thingies on the feet for $15.00. I started to lightly sand the top of it, hoping just to remove the shine of the veneer, thinking that it would look better if I added a fresh coat of satin stain, for adhesion, and because of a few light scratches on top. Was I correct to lightly sand, and I'll stain in a couple of days? Thank you!
Ten very well -put points. However, let us not forget that there are three types of veneers : 1) rolled (as used in plywood manufacture, 2) sliced, as you showed, and finally : 3) sawn, the most superior quality – very expensive I admit. The difference between sliced and sawn is that the sawn is dipped in boiling baths for hours or sometimes days before slicing. It's stiff, breakable, tinited pinkish, and has lost all it's mechanical qualities. The only compromise possible is to try to get hold of the thicker stock ; .9 whenever possible. Thanks for posting.
What on earth were you doing with that small screwdriver at 4:30 – 4:35..??
hmm, veneer at 3-6mm thick? A couple of years back i visited a custom furniture shop that produced pieces at astronomical prices (e.g.$25k for a coffee table). The finishing process was meticulous and the appearance was flawless. But the veneer was only 0.020 inches thick!
thank you never looked at it that way
Great video, thanks. One of the benefits I like about veneer is you can create patterns which are difficult to achieve in solid timber.
A well presented video Jeremy. You are so right about shoddy Victorian furniture and modern mass produced edgebanded work getting veneering a bad name. I hope this film gets a big audience.
my kid put tomatoes or pumpkins on a veneered table,the moisture lifted and bubbled the veneer.I tried an iron to flatten it but that didn't work.do you know of a way to repair this ?
Have you been watching the Oak Furniture Land adverts?
Tankyou for posting this. It changed my attitude indeed! Greetings from Norway, Berrit
Just don't build floors out of them. My floor genuinely sound 500 years old.
Good information
Awesome. Thanks. I'd love to see a similar discussion about particle board, both in terms of strength and durability, and the environmental issues you alluded to here.
learn something new everyday great video