I have a book on making federal period furniture. Nearly all of the plans call for using veneer whenever possible. For example, the card table build has the legs and top being solid mahogany, but the apron would be veneered poplar or pine. The build itself is based off an actual museum piece as well, so it's not like they were trying to cheap it out for modern woodworkers.
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I have a book on making federal period furniture. Nearly all of the plans call for using veneer whenever possible. For example, the card table build has the legs and top being solid mahogany, but the apron would be veneered poplar or pine. The build itself is based off an actual museum piece as well, so it's not like they were trying to cheap it out for modern woodworkers.