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Show 'Veneer Gives j Wide Choice One of the reasons for the ever-increasing ever-increasing popularity of hardwood hard-wood veneer wall paneling is that it can be obtained in so many widely varied designs. There is virtually no limit to the number of patterns which can be produced, due to the wide diversity di-versity of figure types and also to the fact that adjacent veneers from the same flitch (section of log from which veneers are cut) can be matched to make symmetrical symme-trical designs. Veneer matching has been developed de-veloped to such a point that the designer can obtain almost any effect desired. In the process, veneers sometimes are squared, clipped at an angle, cut into a number of small segments or are treated in some other manner. Manufacturers are able to produce pro-duce these beautiful designs only in plywood construction, because many of the most prized woods otherwise could not be used commercially. com-mercially. The parts of the tree which provide the most exquisite figures crotch, burl and stump '. wood in particular have a natural natu-ral tendency to crack and split, i but this is overcome by applying the wood in the form of thin face i veneers on plywood panels. i - |