To protect emvironment and save cost ,what’s more,solid wood expands and contracts as the temperature changes,so more and more furniture with wood veneer,laminate and melamine finish .What’s the difference of this 3 ?Let me tell you .
Wood Veneer
1)History:”Wood veneers have been used in furniture-making and millwork techniques for over 200 years,” says interior designer Cate Caruso, of Studio C, who uses them for all kinds of high-quality custom furnishings.
2)Type: natural wood veneer and engineered wood veneer .
Natural wood veneer :a “paper thin” cut of natural wood,usually thickness is 0.3mm,0.6mm etc .Italy TABU is the top-brand who cooperated with Bentley,Rolls-Royce,Patek Phillipe,Chanel etc .
Engineered wood veneer ：Italy ALPI is the first company start to make engineered veneer in the world.Engineered veneer with different color and pattern .
3)Cutting type:quarter cutting ,horizontal cutting and rotary cutting .
Laminate
1)Laminate usually means HPL,High Pressure Laminate .
2)Laminate usually including several layers(overylay,deco paper,melamine resin,kraft paper,phenolic resin)，these layers are compressed under high pressure(about 1430psi) and at a high temperature(about 150℃).
3)Size:usually 4*8FT(1220*2440mm).
4)Thickness:0.5-1.0 mm.
Melamine
1)Melamine is a decor paper including melamine and formaldehyde.
2)Type:wood grain and plain .