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Old 28th February 2008, 06:20 AM   #52 (permalink)
Tree Machine
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Thank, YOU, Tara.


I'd like to add to Tara's answer to Ekka's question:
Quote: Choose from 1-ply veneer with paper back, or 2-ply veneer.
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So what does the difference look like?
The big reason you get one-ply on paper, or two-ply microveneer is because of cracking. A single layer of microveneer, on its own, would crack. Two layers, glued together, comes out looking like a single piece, but because you have two independent grain patterns fused, they support one another. Likewise, paper backing will support a single layer wood.

If you look really close at the edge, you can see the glue-line between the layers.

Then there's a third, maybe it's lesser known, maybe more expensive, I don't know, but help me out, Tara, it is a plastic back laminate, super-thin plastic coating. I have gotten this on my birdseye maple cards, makes a very durable card, glossy-clear on the back, really enhances the grain.

What's up with the plastic laminate backing, Tara? We know you know....
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