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Wood veneer is a type of engineered wood that is made from very thin sheets of wood that are glued onto core panels (made from solid wood, MDF, or particleboard). The thin slices of wood are obtained by peeling the trunk of a tree or by cutting them from large rectangular blocks of wood.

Wood veneer may be made from either hardwoods and softwoods. It is commonly used on less attractive materials, such as particleboard and MDF, to give them a more attractive, solid wood appearance.

The adhesives used to glue the wood slices to the cores may or may not be eco-friendly or safe. Some new wood veneers are FSC-certified.

For more information, see the Wikipedia entry for wood veneer and Green Guide Product Report - Furniture.

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