Thiesing Veneers

1 / 10: Debarking the logs.

2 / 10: Sawing the logs, or "flitching".

3 / 10: Vatting the logs to prep them for slicing.

4 / 10: Cleaning, trimming, and planing the flitches.

5 / 10: Slicing veneer on a vertical slicer.

6 / 10: Slicing veneer on a rotary or half round slicer.

7 / 10: A perfect stack of sliced veneer.

8 / 10: Drying veneer.

9 / 10: A veneer flattening press.

10 / 10: Clipping away defects in the veneer.

Gallery of Veneer Processing