Abstract:
Although nowadays the use of veneer has
spread all over the world to an extraordinary extent
and the production of veneer developed
into a significant industrial branch, the first beginnings
of this craft date back as far as to the
early history of man. When the sepulchral chamber
of Tut Anch Amon of the 18th Dynasty of
Egypt was disclosed, evidence was found that
the artisans of the time of 1350 B.C. had mastered
the craft of veneering. We also know masterpieces
of the Hellenic times of Greeks and
Romans.
However, up to modern times veneering as inlaid
work was a mere craft. It was the technical
development of the 19th century that also
brought immense progress to the production of
veneer. The ever-increasing demand of large
parts of the population for a refined style of living
and the possibilities offered by a technology
that developed in leaps and bounds, also opened
vast chances for the establishment of an industry
that produced veneer.
