Veneer or lumber edges matching 350+ architectural veneers & inlays can be applied to give a veneered panel the appearance it is actually solid lumber, while offering the advantages of a veneer faced panel on an engineered core.
Advantages of using an engineered panel such as this can include dimensional stability, lighter weight fire retardancy, etc.
Winwood Products is a supplier offering the following edging options:
Concealed lipping (lumber edging)
- Manufactured to specific requirement
- Same wood as the face veneer wherever possible
- Panel looks like solid lumber but higher quality & more stable
- Not visible from face
- More robust than exposed lippings or veneer edging
- 6-10mm as standard - available 30mm+ to supply matched sets of handleless doors
Solid lumber lippings as closely matched for colour as available can be applied before the panels are calibrated and faced with veneer. This gives the impression that the panel is made from a solid piece of lumber, while taking advantage of the fact that the panels are an engineered, veneered panel. This also gives the opportunity to specify a bookmatched set of panels with solid wood lippings.
The edging will be unseen from the face, resulting in a more robust finish, and allows you to mould a profile along the edged of the face (e.g. chamfer), or to apply a decorative groove along the edge without risking exposing the core material. 30mm lippings allow a handleless door profile to machined into the edge in doors of minimum thickness 22mm
Standard edging thickness is 6-10mm. We can supply thicker edging if required, although 30mm is generally the thickest utilised, as anything larger tends bring instability into the performance of the panel due to stresses within the lumber, and the cost-effectiveness in comparison with solid lumber may be reduced.
Veneer edging
- Same veneer as face can be used for optimum colour & grain matching
- Minimum 2-ply veneer used for stronger edging
- Available where solid lumber not available
Exposed edges of a Premier Grade panel can be finished with matching veneer from the same stock as the face in order to obtain the closest match - this is applied before the panels have been pressed. This option is often chosen particularly where the chosen veneer does not have a good match in solid lumber.
Alternatively, if you would prefer to edge the panels yourself, we can supply unglued veneer strips using the same veneer stock, to ensure a perfect match.
NB: Although many customers have successfully applied veneer edges to panels after cutting to size, we strongly advise against this wherever possible - especially if preglued iron-on edging. The difficulties customers experience are generally due a poor bond to the core due to no inherent strength in the edging, and with iron-on edging additional issues can arise from the glue not being heated enough to achieve good adhesion, causing failure at a later date or too much heat scorching the veneer edging.
End-wrapped veneer edging
- Veneer leaves oriented to match around the panel thickness, giving the impression of end-grain
- Often wrapped over the panel end for a mitred finish
- Lippings applied prior to over-veneering for a more robust finish
Short ends of a Premier Grade panel can be veneered with the grain running in the direction of the panel thickness.
This can be done so that the grain matches through over the end to give a mitred finish, or just to give the impression of end-grain where specific end-grain veneer edging is not available.
The ends can be lipped in hardwood prior to over-veneering the end for a more robust edging.
