Relevant Standards
The following Standards are relevant to timber veneer.
VENEERED BOARD
Veneered board is to be manufactured in accordance with the following Standards:
Substrate:
Veneer bond:
GLUING STANDARDS
These address the manner by which veneer is glued to the substrate.
AS/NZS 1859.3
Reconstituted wood-based panels – Specifications – Decorative overlaid wood panels
Provides performance requirements and specifications for the manufacture and application of decorative overlaid wood panels. It specifies dimensional tolerances and physical and mechanical properties for four types of decorative overlay applied to wood panel substrate, i.e., low pressure melamine (LPM), PVC film, paper foils, and wood veneers. Appendices provide information on handling and storage of decorative wood panels and selection and application of screw fasteners.
Available from SAI Global.
AFRDI STANDARD 145
The veneer industry test standard. Deals with veneer bond strength and durability.
SUBSTRATE STANDARDS
These address the substrate to which the veneer is glued.
AS2270
Plywood and blockboard for interior use
Provides minimum performance requirements and specifications for appearance and non-appearance grades of plywood and blockboard acceptable for use in fully protected interior applications in Australia and New Zealand. Describes the basic interior plywood and blockboard product. Particular end uses may require additional processing, immunization or surface finishing. Available from SAI Global.
AS2271
Plywood and blockboard for exterior use
Specifies the requirements for the manufacture, grading, finishing and branding of an appearance grade of non-structural plywood and non-structural blockboard bonded with adhesives of suitable durability for use in applications where the product is exposed to the weather or wet or damp conditions. Available from SAI Global.
AS/NZS 1859.1
Reconstituted wood-based panels – Specifications – Particleboard
Specifies product requirements for the purposes of quality control in manufacture and performance requirements for three classes of particleboards, i.e., standard (STD), moisture resistant (MR) and high performance (HP) particleboards. Available from SAI Global.
AS/NZS 1859.2
Reconstituted wood-based panels – Specifications – Dry-processed fibreboard
Specifies product requirements for the purposes of quality control in manufacture and performance requirements for dry-processed fibreboards, including ultra-low-density, low-density, medium-density and high-density fibreboards. Available from SAI Global.
ADDITIONAL STANDARDS
AS/NZS 4266.32
Reconstituted wood-based panels – Methods of test – Veneer bond strength
This Standard sets out a method for determining veneer bond strength. It is applicable to reconstituted wood-based panels overlaid with natural or reconstituted wood veneers. Available from SAI Global.
AS/NZS 4266.33
Reconstituted wood-based panels – Methods of test – Veneer bond durability
This Standard sets out a method for determining durability of veneer bonds. It is applicable to reconstituted wood-based panels overlaid with natural or reconstituted wood veneers.