Finishes
Our Finishes
We can provide a wide range of finshes, if there is something you are unsure about or would like more information on, please don't hesitate to contact us, where one of our team will be happy to assist you further.
Finish types
Pre Hung Door sets
Fire doors, Acoustic doors or Non Fire rated.
Fire Doors Primed
Ply, MDF, Craftpaper (FD30 : FD60 : FD90 : FD120)
Fire Doors Polished Veneer
A choice of over 300 commercially available veneers (FD30 : FD60 : FD90 : FD120)
Non Fire Doors
Available in all the above finishes.
Acoustic Doors
Doors available up to 41dB rated and in same finishes as our Fire Doors.
Fire Doors Laminate Faced
Choice of any laminate from any Laminate manufacturer (FD30 : FD60 : FD90 : FD120).
Fire Door Frames
Available in either softwood or hardwood.
Glazed Apertures
Fire Rated glazed apertures in various designs, shapes and sizes.
Veneer Production and Cutting
Crown Cut
The first bundles from a log when sliced over the heart. Produces the so-called cathedral structure, which is the most sought after veneer.
Quarter Cut
The slicing is made perpendicular to the annual growth rings of the tree. This creates a straight grain appearance.
True Cut
The cutting of the log into four quarters. In the case of Oak this gives a higher portion of veneers with fine flakes. However, the yield is generally smaller than when converting in other ways.
Rotary Cut
Veneer cutting machine on which the log is clamped centrally when brought up to the knife while rotating so that the veneer leaves are peeled off spirally. Used for almost all burr veneers, Birdseye Maple or Birch.
Veneer matching
Book Matching
This traditional method of matching is achieved by taking successive leaves of veneer and reversing each alternate leaf so as to bring corresponding opposite edges together in a mirrored effect. This produces a symmetrical balanced pattern of grain and figure.
Slip Matching
Successive leaves are taken from the same stock or flitch of veneer and jointed without turning alternate leaves over as in book matching. This produces a repeat pattern which varies gradually across the panel. Most effective when straight grain veneers are used.
Quarter Matching
A traditional way of jointing veneers based on the nature of the growth of the tree from which the veneers are cut. A veneered panel is made up from four pieces which are book matched both from side to side and from top to bottom. This method is useful in making up larger panels and when using species where only small leaves are available. It would normally be applied to butts, burrs and curls.
Random Matching
Veneers of the same species, but not necessarily from the same log, are deliberately mixed and mismatched to produce an overall grain effect with no particular pattern. Butt or end grain jointing may be introduced in some leaves to add to the planking effect.