Democratic Sentinel, Volume 16, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 November 1892 — How Veneers are Made. [ARTICLE]

How Veneers are Made.

One of the most interesting places to visit in Greeneville, Me., is the veneer mill, which uses immense quantities of beech, birch and maple lumber in the manufacture of veneering. After being steamed the logs are then taken out and bark removed and taken to the cutter. In the gutter, which resembles a large turning lathe, n long knife driven by machinery is made slowly to approach the revolving log, peeling off the veneer into long strips, the desired thickness varying from one-eighth to one thirtysecond of an inch. These strips are drawn out on a long table, cut and trimmed into the required sizes and then are carried to the dryhouse. The veneer is dried in long racks, two strips being placed together, turned so that the frames are opposite, to allow a free circulation of air. After remaining in the dryhouse two or three days, the veneer is taken down, pressed and packed into bales for shipment. —[Boston Transcript. When using a towci do not always rub the face in the same direction. You will thus avoid wrinkles.