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# Alder veneer 0.6 mm, 2.1–3.8 m, knots/heartwood

- SKU: *09104
- Stock: In stock
- Categories: [Natural Sliced Veneer](https://wood-way.expert/en/product-category/sliced-veneer/), [Sliced Alder Veneer](https://wood-way.expert/en/product-category/sliced-veneer/sliced-alder-veneer-en/)

**51 ₴ / m² (0,99 € / m²)**

Sliced Alder veneer (0.6 mm thickness, lengths from 2.10 m to 3.80 m, Rustic / Character Grade with sound knots and heartwood) is selected for bespoke designer furniture and decorative architectural wall panels. Sold from 1 bundle/pack upwards, with prices calculated by square metres. We select material remotely by wood grain, dimensions, and tone. Warehouse pickup from our Kyiv warehouse, delivery via commercial freight carriers across Ukraine.

## Key Characteristics of Alder Veneer

- **Thickness of 0.6 mm.** This standard thickness allows for proper gluing to the base. The adhesive does not seep through the timber slice. You can safely sand, tint, and varnish the veneered surface without damaging the face layer.
- **Moisture content of 8-10%.** This is the optimal moisture level for joinery work. The veneer retains its shape and remains stable during gluing.
- **Excellent stainability.** Alder serves as an outstanding base for staining due to its uniform pore structure, which ensures even pigment absorption without blotching. This characteristic allows the material to emulate the appearance of premium species such as cherry, walnut, or mahogany at a significantly more competitive price point.
- **Uniform texture and grain.** Alder exhibits a seamless transition between sapwood and heartwood, with virtually no distinct boundary. The consistent color profile across the entire veneer sheet significantly streamlines the face matching and jointing processes, reducing waste and ensuring aesthetic harmony in large-scale production.
- **Stylistic versatility.** In its natural state — enhanced by clear lacquer or oil finishes — alder displays a warm, subtle tone. Its fine, understated grain makes alder-veneered components a preferred choice for designers creating cozy, minimalist, and contemporary interiors.

## How to Choose Natural Wood Veneer

To ensure the final result meets your expectations, pay attention to three key parameters when selecting your veneer:

1. **Shade and texture.** Choose bundles from the same log to ensure maximum consistency in colour and grain across the entire piece.
2. **Cut type (pattern).** Crown cut (tangential) veneer features a wavy or arched grain. This option is popular for cabinet doors and worktops to highlight the natural beauty of the wood. Quarter cut (radial) sheets display a pattern of straight, longitudinal lines, making them ideal for creating sleek, neutral designs.
3. **Thickness.** A thickness of 0.6 mm is sufficient for standard furniture fronts. If you plan to make a worktop or a surface subject to heavy use and sanding, consider a thicker veneer (1.5 mm to 2.5 mm).

## Professional Tip: How Much Veneer to Buy?

**The rule of balance.** You must veneer both sides of a component (the face and the reverse). This compensatory gluing prevents the base material (MDF or chipboard) from warping. Therefore, you should multiply the component’s surface area by two.

**Wastage factor.** You must add a **30-40% reserve** to your net surface area. This extra material is necessary for pattern matching, edge trimming, and fitting the sheets.

**IMPORTANT.** The timber used to make the veneer is a natural material. The shade and grain of the veneer sheets will always vary depending on the bundle.

## How to Calculate the Price of an Alder Veneer Bundle?

The price of a sliced veneer bundle is calculated using the formula:

**Bundle price = price per sq. m × sheet surface area × number of sheets in the bundle.**

The sheet surface area is calculated using the standard formula: length × width.

The price per sq. m depends on the wood species, timber grade, sheet dimensions, and bundle volume.

Example. A bundle of Grade A veneer priced at €8 (or $8 / standard currency units) per sq. m. The bundle contains 24 sheets, 2.50 m long and 0.20 m wide.

First, calculate the sheet surface area: 2.50 x 0.20 = 0.50 (sq. m)

Then apply the figures to the first formula: 8 x 0.50 x 24 = 96 (standard currency units)

## Applications for Natural Alder Veneer

Sliced veneer is widely used in the manufacturing of interior furnishings. When glued to a stable core, this thin slice of timber gives products the appearance of solid wood while remaining far more affordable. This natural facing material is used to produce items such as:

### Cabinet Furniture

Veneered doors and carcasses for cabinets, wardrobes, chests of drawers, dressing tables, and tallboys can maintain their aesthetic appeal for decades with proper care.

### Interior Doors

Veneer is commonly used to finish door leaves and architraves. Veneered doors blend seamlessly into various interior styles, from traditional classic to modern minimalism.

### Wall Panels

Decorative wooden panels are a traditional design technique for creating feature walls in residential and commercial spaces. A veneered wall panel looks striking in a study, office, boardroom, living room, bedroom, hotel room, or restaurant.

### Lighting Fixtures

Veneer with a 0.6 mm thickness is an excellent material for crafting lampshades and decorating light fittings. Table lamps, floor lamps, and pendants adorned with timber are exclusive pieces, perfect for eco, neo-classic, country, or retro interiors.

### Jewellery Boxes and Interior Decor

Veneer is a highly decorative material that allows you to finish small items beautifully. Timber-clad jewellery boxes, desk organisers, figurines, photo frames, and napkin holders are always in high demand.

## Grades of Sliced Alder Veneer

### Grade 1

This grade features a uniform texture and consistent colour. The surface is free from visible defects. Minor natural colour variations and subtle texture differences are acceptable. Grade 1 veneer is used when the timber’s grain is the primary aesthetic feature of the piece.

### Grade 2

You may find colour variations, inconsistencies in the pattern, and some unevenness in the texture. Knots up to 5 mm in diameter may occur. The overall grain structure might be less uniform than Grade 1, but it remains suitable for decorative finishing. This grade is often used to veneer internal surfaces or projects highlighting the wood’s diverse texture.

### Grade 3

This material possesses several features that are not technically defects but result in a rougher, less uniform appearance. Various knot types (sound or loose), dark streaks, noticeable colour transitions, and uneven textures are permissible. This veneer is ideal for internal surfaces and rustic design projects.

## Main Types of Veneer Faces

A veneer face (or veneer layon) is a pre-assembled sheet composed of multiple leaves of natural veneer, jointed edge-to-edge into a single composite layout. The veneer leaves are matched by grain direction, texture, tone, and figure to ensure the veneered surface appears continuous and visually balanced after pressing. Veneer leaves can be arranged in various configurations to create symmetrical, architectural, or decorative patterns. The most common veneer matching types include:

- Mismatch (random match);
- Slip match;
- Plank match (planked / mix match);
- Book match;
- Diamond / reverse diamond match;
- Slip and turn (reverse slip match).

## Alder Timber: Key Parameters

Alder (Alnus) is one of the most versatile and easily machined timber species, occupying a strategic niche in furniture manufacturing. Often referred to as the “chameleon” of the woodworking industry, its soft and uniform cellular structure allows it to effectively imitate high-value exotic hardwoods through professional finishing.

Alder is classified as a soft hardwood. Its Brinell hardness is 2.1 HB, which is a comparatively low value; while the timber is susceptible to mechanical indentation, it is an ideal substrate for intricate carving and precision CNC milling. The density typically ranges from 490–530 kg/m³. Due to its low specific gravity and excellent dimensional stability, alder is an optimal material for the core of solid door leaves and large-scale furniture fronts.

The bending capacity of alder is moderate. However, after hydrothermal treatment, the solid wood becomes sufficiently pliable for the production of curved and bent-laminated components. While its wear resistance is limited in dry interior environments, it exhibits exceptional durability when submerged. Alder is one of the few species characterized by high decay resistance underwater, a property that has made it indispensable for hydraulic engineering, including the construction of wells, piers, and specialized water-contact structures.

Taxonomically, it is an indistinct heartwood species. Freshly sawn timber appears nearly white but rapidly oxidizes upon exposure to air, acquiring a characteristic yellowish-red or pale orange hue. The texture is fine, diffuse-porous, and remarkably uniform. The grain is predominantly straight with closely packed fibers. Since the pores are nearly invisible to the naked eye, the wood provides an exceptionally smooth surface that requires no pore fillers before coating.

The timber demonstrates excellent machinability; it cuts cleanly and is resistant to chipping or tearing, even when processed against the grain. This makes it a preferred choice for complex architectural moldings and decorative components. Alder features superior staining characteristics, absorbing pigments and dyes with high uniformity. Due to the absence of prominent grain patterns and large pores, it is considered the premier base for simulating cherry, walnut, or mahogany. Furthermore, the solid wood exhibits excellent gluing properties and provides high screw-holding strength.

**To request a quote, please call us or submit an enquiry. We will help you calculate the exact square metreage of veneer required for your project.**

## Specifications

| Name | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Species | Alder |
| Thickness | 0.6 mm |
| Type | Sliced |

## Delivery

- Collection from the warehouse at: 7d Zdolbunivska St., Kyiv (entrance from Dniprovska Naberezhna embankment, 17)
- Delivery across Ukraine by transport companies

## Payment

- Cash at the warehouse (receipt issued)
- Payment by bank details: Sole Trader or LLC (with VAT)
- Payment by card


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