Peeling

Poplar, Ayous or Limewood logs are rotary peeled into thin sheets with a peeling machine and then cut into the sizes required for the manufacturing process.

Toning

The core of this process is in the toning of the sheets to obtain the required colour. Thanks to the constant research on wood toning carried out by the manufacturer, toning systems based only on water cycles have been developed.

Wood sheets are impregnated by immersion into steel tanks at controlled temperatures with the addition of soluble colours made of an organic structure and therefore without chrome or other heavy metals.

Drying

During the retoning process, moisture reaches 100%. Through the drying of the retoned veneer sheets in hot air dryers, the excess moisture is eliminated. After coming out of the drying tunnel, retoned veneer sheets undergo a further quality selection.

Composition

According to the wood species to be reproduced or the selected design, the retoned veneers are mixed, superimposed with the same fibre direction and piled up for pressing.

Gluing

The pack of sheets is then put into a gluing roller that spreads some glue on each sheet. The gluing operation serves two important functions: it transforms the pack of sheets into a monolith and determines particular patterns according to the colour of glue used.

Pressing

The block of glued sheets is put into a flat press or presses with particular moulds according to the design to be obtained.

The different moulds determine the crown and/or burl designs.

At the end of this stage we have a compact rectangular block a few metres long and about 700mm wide and high.

Slicing

The compact rectangular block is squared and sanded before being sliced or sawn to obtain veneers or boards.

Final Control

Every sheet undergoes accurate quality controls and, if necessary, is repaired by experts using cabinet making techniques.

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