What is Eveneer?
Eveneer is a range of sliced, real wood veneers made from Alpi wood*.

Eveneer is even in colour and pattern and free from the splits, knots , holes and discolouration found in conventional timber veneers.

Suitable for use on wall panelling, joinery, furniture, doors, floors, etc.

*rotary peeled timber that is colour enhanced, reformed to a square log and then re-sliced into rectangular veneer sheets, made by the world’s leading manufacturer of reconstructed veneer, Alpi, in Italy from Poplar grown in agricultural plantations and timbers grown in sustained yield forests.

Advantages

• Supplied in standard sheet sizes for better yield.
• More suited to modern furniture manufacturing processes.
• Handled, joined and laid more easily than conventional veneers.
• Free from the splits, knots, holes and discolouration found in conventional veneers.
• Even in colour and pattern eliminating the need for progressive numbering to sequence match panels.
• Considerable saving of time, materials and labour.
• Future additions more easily matched, damaged panels more easily replaced.

Image—Square log ready for slicing Eveneer

Standard Dimensions
Lengths: 2500 / 2800 / 3150mm (+ overtrim)
Width: 640mm +/- 20mm

Nominal Thickness
0.55mm (tolerance +/ 0.08mm)

Moisture Content
8% – 12%

Specific Weight
Depending on the base wood used varies from 450 – 650kg/m3 with 12% moisture content

Glues
Urea glues have been used in the manufacturing process, Elton Group suggests that normal OH&S timber veneer use practices are used when using Eveneer.

Fire Rating
Eveneer veneers achieve Group 3 when pressed onto MRMDF board according to Specification A2.4 of the Building Code of Australia, BCA C1.10a Fire Hazard Properties, Wall and Ceiling Linings/Coverings.

Samples were tested in accordance with AS/NZS 3837:1998 Method of Test for Heat and Smoke Release Rates for materials and Products using an Oxygen Consumption Calorimeter.

Image—Rotary peeling the veneer

Quantities


Please contact us when your project requires large quantities of veneer so that we can work with you to ensure stock availability.

Panel Stability


To prevent your veneered panels from warping or bowing, they are backed with a timber veneer of similar thickness and strength (balancing veneer). For surfaces that will not be seen any colour veneer may be used, this is known as Good One Side (g1s) with BAMO back (back at manufacturer’s option). If the surface is sometimes seen, for example the back of a cupboard door it is better to opt for Good One Side (g1s) with a colour matched back. If both surfaces will be visible the face veneer should be used both sides, good two sides (g2s).

Lengths


Eveneer veneers are available in 2500mm, 2800mm or 3100mm lengths, please refer to the individual item for it’s length. If longer lengths are required it is necessary to specify whether the veneer is to be joined end to end or perhaps the veneer would be better run in a different direction and joined side to side. If joined end to end the joint will be obvious so should be dealt with as a design feature and may be best book-matched, but when joined side to side the joint is virtually invisible. The direction of the veneer grain should be indicated on your drawings.

Matching + Joining


The method used to slice veneer results in a tight (smooth) side and a loose (rough) side. Eveneer should be pressed with the tight side to the panel, so that the loose side is sanded back towards the tighter/ smoother grain. It is generally recommended that Eveneer sheets be slip matched (joined side by side), however, if you are using a burl pattern, e.g. Coco-Burl, to simulate the look of natural burls, it is recommended to cut the sheets down into halves or thirds and book-match the sheets to achieve a symmetrical effect (one piece tight side down, the next, tight side up).

Colours


Eveneer ‘logs’ produce approximately 1000 leaves of veneer. Within these logs the variation is minimal, however, as with fabric, carpets, etc, logs from different colour batches can vary in colour by up to 10% due to natural variations in the timbers, their absorption of the dyes and different dye batches. Different coating systems can also change the finished colour of the veneer. In large or lengthy projects it is important to manage the integration of a new log into the fit-out to avoid noticeable variations, e.g. do not use veneer from 2 different logs in the same section of wall panelling.

Crowns


Most Eveneer veneers exhibit a straight (also known as quartered) grain, while some have a pattern known as crown. In conventional veneers, the crown is caused by the tapering shape of the tree and in Eveneer this pattern is replicated in the manufacturing process. Our pattern diagrams give an indication of the full leaf pattern. Please indicate on your drawings direction of the grain and how you would like your crowns to appear on the finished joinery item. It is possible to change both the direction and spacing of the crowns, if the application requires, in which case you should discuss the layout of the veneer with your joiner.

Image—Pattern Diagrams

Specification
We have prepared a sample short form specification to help you specify Eveneer timber veneer. Please highlight and copy and paste the relevant details into your specification sheet. You can add other clauses as appropriate.

Timber Veneer
Eveneer insert veneer name If FSC® certification is required, please specify.

Contact
Elton Group 1-5 Brough St Springvale 3171 Victoria Australia
T +61 3 8555 2235 F +61 3 8555 3009 enquire@eltongroup.com

Grain Direction
As indicated on the drawings (with crown cut veneers note the direction and location of the crowns)

Matching
Leaves are to be slip/book* matched (slip matching is generally recommended for Eveneer)

Substrate
MDF/particleboard/plywood/other* and thickness mm

Backing
Veneered board to be backed with a balancing veneer back face grade/down grade/BAMO* (back at manufacturer’s option)

Edges
0.5mm/1.5mm/other* matching veneer edging.

Finishing
Veneer is to be finished using isolator, sealer and top coating products engineered for wood finishing insert finish information supplied by the polish manufacturer. Finish must include UV inhibitors in each coat. All materials must be used in strict accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions. Unfinished veneer must be protected from UV and water exposure.

Gloss Level
Insert gloss level % open pore/fully choked.

*delete as applicable.

Our Commitment
Wood is one of our few renewable resources and those of us in the forest products industry have a responsibility to ensure protection and wise utilisation of the forests so that they will be available for future generations.

Elton Group is committed to supplying wood veneers in accordance with advanced environmental standards for forests, water utilisation and raw material utilisation.

All of our veneers are sourced from woods harvested in accordance with the CITES (Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) International Trade Agreement.

Elton Group is FSC® certified (Forest Stewardship Council®) FSC Licence Code FSC-C020940. The FSC label indicates that the wood used in the production of veneer wood originates from sustainably managed forests according to strict environmental, social and economic standards and other controlled sources.

Another important milestone we have reached in forest management is attainment of OLB certification (Origine et Legalité du Bois OLB-CERT-090501) testifying to the legality and the traceability of forestry operations and industrial wood processing in Cameroon. OLB certification means we can assure our customers of compliance with regulations relating to forestry management, environment, hygiene, health, safety at work, taxation, employment contracts, procurement and export of wood; we also provide certification of the timber’s geographical origin and its traceability to primary processing. 

Office operations reduce paper use, we reuse or recycle all packaging and we maintain 800 acres of natural Australian forest in the Otway Ranges, Victoria for the protection of flora and fauna.

Raw materials
Harvesting of logs is designed to protect the environment and regenerate the species used.

Poplar
Poplar has been cultivated for decades in Italy using agricultural methods. The Italian plantation poplar, populus sp. euro-americana, is grown in high rainfall areas, mainly in the Pandania Plain, Northern Italy, as a crop alternative to corn, rice or soya. Trees are harvested every 10 – 12 years. The plantations are SGS (Societe Generale de Surveillance) certified for environmental sustainability. SGS founded in 1878 are the world’s leading independent environmental inspection, verification, testing and certification company.

Ayous
These veneers come from a single specie of tree and are not purchased on the open market but are sourced from the manufacturer. The Cameroon forest concessions are operated under a strict and detailed forest management plan in accordance, with Cameroon forestry regulation (Law No. 94/01– decree 95/531) designed to achieve maximum sustainability and the lowest environmental impact. The total volume of wood harvested is never greater than the wood volume regrowth in the same area.

Terms and Conditions
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General Information
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Material Safety Data Sheet
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Technical Data Sheet
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Fire Test on standard MRMDF
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Polished Sample Polish Specification
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