Use of Small Logs for Veneer

Small logs of many species of wood, such as aspen, can be cut into veneer without being heated. With harder woods, such as beech, however, heating is essential. Beech cuts well when heated in water at a temperature of 175?F. A 12-inch log can be heated to 150?F in about 13 hours. The cutting of small logs should preferably be done on a small, fast lathe. Handling veneer from short bolts behind the lathe is not difficult because of the relatively narrow width of the veneer band. Yields of veneer from small logs, when compared to log scale measured in board feet, may be relatively high because commonly used log scales do not accurately reflect the cubic volume of logs. Veneer from small logs is especially suited for containers. Flush doors are sometimes made with the veneer oriented horizontally instead of vertically; veneer having good grain and figure can thus be used for this high-grade use in lengths of about 3 feet.

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