(1) Figured Maple Wood Veneer Sheet - 4' x 8' - Quarter Cut - 2-Ply Wood on Wood.Flexible, making application an easy process.Book-matched with precision matched spliced seam lines.Applications include furniture repair and manufacture, countertops and shelves and architectural millwork.This type of "crossband construction" allows the veneer to bend on moderate curves in the horizontal or vertical direction. The face veneer is perpendicular to the backer veneer which provides protection against bubbling that can occur when a veneer is improperly bonded to the substrate. Wood on Wood or 2-ply veneer is created by permanently bonding two wood veneers together. It is usually finished with a clear coat that preserves the warmth and beauty of the wood’s natural color. Figured Maple wood will accept stains and finishes well which accentuate the figure. It has a smooth texture and tight wavy grain. Maple is a hardwood that is dense, relatively easy to work with and strong. Maple wood veneer is lustrous and rather striking in appearance. Figured Maple is a grade of maple veneer with a distinctive wide band or curl figure throughout, which is highly sought after. In contrast, solid-wood back and sides are more delicate they may crack over time due to fluctuations in temperature and humidity, or due to damage from banging around.Įveryone agrees that a solid wood top is superior to a laminated top in terms of its acoustical properties, for a flat-top steel-string or nylon-string guitar.įor an acoustic archtop guitar, a solid carved top is regarded as acoustically superior, but many manufacturers make archtop electric guitars where the top, back and sides are all made from pressed laminates, because they are more resistant to feedback from amplifiers on stage, they are more durable for touring purposes, and the woods are far less likely to crack from changes in temperature and humidity.Whether you’re a hobbyist or a furnituremaker, you’ll be delighted with the results you get with this all natural wood veneer by Sauers and Company. Many luthiers and many players prefer laminated back and sides, noting that they create a more rigid, durable, stronger construction. Try it in a shop before buying.įor a steel-string or nylon-string flat-top acoustic guitar, or for an archtop guitar, laminated back and sides are not necessarily a bad thing. Unless you're willing to risk paying for a dud, never buy a guitar on specs alone. Regardless of whether the Takamine is veneered, they are a reputable company who make good quality guitars for the price - but you'll only find out for sure by trying it out. You could find a guitar made from the finest hardwood, that you just don't like the feel or sound of. You could find a laminate guitar that plays beautifully. So make your buying decision based on what it sounds like and how it feels to play (OK, most of us also care what it looks like). You don't buy a guitar for the satisfaction of knowing what wood it's made of. When you're buying a guitar it's interesting, but academic. But a typical laminate material for guitars has more than two layers.Īll of this is important knowledge if you're building a guitar. Strictly speaking it would be a laminate of two layers. Whether a layer of solid wood with a veneer could be described as "laminate" is not really well defined. However figured wood is not necessarily veneer - solid walnut furniture is made solid soundboards are made with figured wood.Ī veneer would interfere with the vibration of a soundboard, and hence it would be dishonest to describe a veneered soundboard as being solid wood. Think of walnut furniture (or just look at the photograph of the Takemine guitar).įigured wood is often used as a veneer (for woodwork in general, not just musical instruments) because it makes less wood go further using cheaper less visually attractive wood for interior structure. ![]() Figured wood is wood with grain that is not straight, that has been cut along the grain to reveal pretty patterns.
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