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saraphilipp t1_iy9zuws wrote

Reply to comment by karmasalwayswatching in Local Burger King has fake "raw plywood edges" on their tables by pvfjr

We had veneer covered tables in the 70s at our house. All affordable tables are this way.

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pvfjr OP t1_iyb3cyu wrote

Yes, veneer has been around forever.

This is not veneer, however.

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saraphilipp t1_iybjyfk wrote

There's literally a piece of verneer on top of that particle board.

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nicholasjof816 t1_iybnn6n wrote

I think I can settle this as someone who works with these materials daily. The edge that has broken off is simply called edgebanding. Put on by an edgebander. The table here most certainly is a laminate capped particle board with edgebanding. Likely the underside of this table is either raw brown paper or potentially another laminate layer or melamine. You can tell it is laminate by the distinctive 0.8mm thick decorative layer exposed now that the edge has failed.

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pvfjr OP t1_iybk6uv wrote

Perhaps colloquially, but not literally. The top is synthetic. No traditional wood veneers to be found here.

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Not_Smrt t1_iyc55c7 wrote

That's a wood print HPL, not actually a wood veneer which wouldn't last very long in a restaurant environment.

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