The term veneer means a very thin coating over a solid material that is done to achieve an attractive looking surface. Likewise, veneer sheet refers to a thin sheet of material that is glued to a solid material, so that the solid unattractive piece now looks exotic and expensive though only a thin sheet of expensive material in the form of veneer is wrapped around it. the veneer is just 1/8th inches in thickness.
This refers to veneer sheets made using different species of wood. The Oak, birch, teak, Rosewood, Mahogany, cedar, ash, cherry, maple, eucalyptus etc. are different types of veneer woods. The raw wood veneer is very attractive owing to the natural wood grain patterns you can see on them. The wood veneers are durable and resilient. The advantage of raw wood veneer is that you can use both the sides. but, when you finish the veneer by polishing, you would notice that the wood cells have transformed to give an attractive look. The only disadvantage is that you can use it only for flat surfaces because efforts are not made to match the wood grains in the manufacturing process
These are veneers that come with incorporated additional material that would serve to provide strength and flexibility to the veneer. This is an expensive type of veneer. This veneer can be used for curved surfaces with ease. The drawbacks in raw wood veneer are almost absent in this veneer because the veneers are matched for grains during the manufacturing process and that are available as small medium and large sized sheets. It is an ideal type of veneers for furniture.
It gets its name from the process used to manufacture it. This is a cheap variety of wood veneer that is obtained by spinning a log on a lathe. The cutter slices the log into thin sheets as the lathe turns.
This refers to types of veneer sheets material that is evolved by pressing together fine layers of wood. It is considered to be the most versatile veneer that can be used effectively for a number of applications.