IMPORTANT NOTE

This web page is part of a web site that is no longer actively maintained by anybody at ANU SRES. It has been left on the web due to its apparent popularity (every time we've removed it, people have complained within 24 hours), but is presented AS IS - attempting to contact any individual named on the page is likely to fail, and the SRES webmaster doesn't want to hear about such failures or entertain any communication about updating of the page's contents. You have been warned.

Veneer Jointing

The jointing of veneers is carried out in order to provide square, straight edges. So that two or more veneer sheets can be taped or spliced to form a wider sheet with inconspicuous glue joints.

The two types of veneer jointers in common use today are

  1. The travelling head jointer

  2. The fixed head jointer
Both employ rotating, multiple-knife cutter heads.

Many of the difficulties attributed to faulty jointing are really due to lack of moisture control during storage or handling of veneers. Jointed veneers cannot retain straight square edges or give tight glue joints if their moisture content is allowed to increase or decrease excessively prior to gluing.

Back Home