Welcome to Sawn Constructional Veneers
Our native sawn veneer is cut from freshly sawn logs recovered in the Scottish Highlands and other areas in Scotland. Scottish timber is not widely available on the open market as the logs can be difficult to recover due to access and terrain, the timber they contain though can be fantastic and unique.
Sawn Constructional Veneer | Use and Benefits
Our customers use sawn veneers in a variety of ways. Here are some examples:
- General veneer work;
- Curved component lamination etc;
- Shaker box manufacture and general craft work;
- Laser engraving;
- Panel manufacture;
- Laminated blocks for 5-axis CNC machining;
- Decorative wall panel manufacture;
- Acoustic wall panel manufacture.
Laminated blocks for CNC machining
CNC Blank
Sawn veneers main benefits are when they are used to manufacture engineered type components for furniture, flooring and joinery projects.
Sawn Constructional Veneer | Additional Information and Benefits
- A sawn veneer is just a very thin plank of wood cut from solid timber with a powerful precision band saw. This specialised cutting process means the timber retains its’ natural fibre structure and so behaves and finishes exactly as solid timber – even better as ‘character cuts’ that can be impossible to work with in solid timber now become manageable and can be incorporated into furniture and interiors as never before.
Door panel
- Sawn veneers can be cut (for jointing) on a table saw with a standard thin kerf saw blade.
- Edging material can also be accurately cut from veneer sheets on the saw.
- Symmetry/asymmetry is easier as batches are not as repetitive as sliced veneer. Although symmetry is clearly there it is easier to manage, not so restrictive and more natural.
- Layons can be jointed with a good quality masking tape.
- Alternatively the ‘MacGregor’ version of sawn veneer furniture construction can be used to produce components without having to joint veneer sheets – see The World of Sawn Veneer……..
- Due to their mechanical properties and thickness sawn constructional veneers can be pressed onto a substrate using manual cramping. This makes engineered component manufacture possible for smaller makers without access to a veneer press.
- Veneers can be supplied brushed and finish sanded so that no heavy sanding is required prior to the application of surface finishes (oil or lacquer). Additionally de-nibbing between coats is minimal and can be carried out using a Mirlon VF 360 soft fleece.
