| First let's me start by stating that veneers are real | | | | away. I've seen quite a few that can do this and still |
| wood. Period. Yes, there are fabricated imitations( | | | | do. |
| melamine, laminate etc.) but, they are not known as | | | | Did you know that Veneering is an ancient art, dating |
| veneers and many are very noticeable even with an | | | | all the way back to the ancient Indian tribes who |
| untrained eye. | | | | used veneers on their furniture. It is used to give |
| Contrary to popular belief, veneered jewelry boxes, | | | | furniture or most noticeably jewelry boxes an exotic |
| jewelry armoires, furniture and other items are not a | | | | wood grain appearance and when it is applied |
| so called "cheap" way to create a beautiful item but, | | | | properly, it also gives a item the appearance that is a |
| more a chance for everyone to own a piece of | | | | solid piece of that wood, not a veneer over top |
| beautiful woodwork without breaking the bank. Most | | | | another wood. This is where true craftsmanship |
| people do not truly understand what veneers are and | | | | shows through. There are many pieces of furniture, |
| right away dismiss anything with a veneer as cheap | | | | jewelry boxes and even flooring that highlight this |
| and fake. What a shame. Nodding in agreement? | | | | talented work. |
| Read on.... | | | | Plywood is a veneer. Egyptians are considered the |
| Wood veneer is nature's ultimate expression of it's | | | | inventors of plywood which consists of extremely |
| beauty and diversity and with the most beautiful of | | | | thin sheets of wood veneer less than 3 mm thick |
| woods, veneers are created. Rarely will you find a | | | | that are glued together. |
| solid exotic wood item over a few inches in size and | | | | The exotic appearance of grain in a veneer comes |
| usually it will be a bowl that can highlight the wood | | | | from slicing down through a tree's growth rings and |
| favorably inside and out. A solid piece of a Fiddleback | | | | can be emphasized or diminished just by the angle at |
| Maple wood for example, in a size needed to create | | | | which the wood is sliced. Veneer is most commonly |
| any item would be way out of most people's price | | | | made of cherry, oak, maple and birch but, also some |
| range but, most importantly, it would be a waste of | | | | rare and exotic woods such as Rosewood and |
| the wood. Veneers ensure that the rare and unique | | | | Bubinga. Bird's Eye, Bubinga and Fiddleback are very |
| wood that nature has given us are used in a way | | | | popular veneers for jewelry boxes along with Burl |
| that maximizes their unsurpassed beauty. No other | | | | wood of any sort. To learn more on specific woods |
| natural product can give us such an added value in it's | | | | used for veneers and wooden jewelry boxes, read |
| uses. | | | | our article on "Jewelry Boxes --Wood Basics and |
| This is no more true than with a jewelry box. The | | | | Beyond". |
| inside is lined and only the beauty of wood is seen on | | | | I hope that in sharing this bit of knowledge of Wood |
| the exterior. This is not to say that what's beneath is | | | | Veneers that you will look a bit differently at the |
| not important. On the contrary, most jewelry boxes | | | | next beautiful piece of furniture or jewelry box you |
| furniture start with a solid hardwood base to give the | | | | see and not think..."Oh it's just veneers" but, now |
| veneer a strong structure to be add to. Now add a | | | | view it through an un jaded eye and see it for the |
| beautiful Burl wood or exotic veneer and it can take | | | | beauty that it is. Nothing more, nothing less.....Just |
| the simplest of jewelry boxes and make it a stunning | | | | beautiful. |
| eye stopping masterpiece that takes your breathe | | | | |