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The change in veneer quality over 15 years is kind of wild

I was going through some old shop scraps from a job I did back in 2009, and the paper-backed veneer from then felt way thicker. Now, the stuff I get from the same supplier in Portland feels almost like tissue paper. I think it's just cheaper production to keep prices down, but it makes glue-ups trickier. Anyone else notice this shift in the last decade or so?

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taylor.amy2d ago

Paper backed stuff from 2009? That was still pretty decent. I grabbed a roll from my local supplier last month and it literally ripped apart when I tried to peel the backing off. Like disintegrated in my hands. Total nightmare for a cabinet reface job I was doing. Must be way cheaper glue or something now, because that old stuff could take a beating and still lay flat.

ray_miller412d ago

Ripped apart like disintegrated in my hands" - yep, that's exactly what I ran into. Tried a new supplier last month. Same problem. The backing just falls apart. Not even worth the hassle. I think they switched to a different adhesive formula. Probably cheaper. That old stuff from 2009 was like a different product entirely. Could pull it up in one piece no matter how long it sat. Now it's a gamble every time. You never know if it'll peel clean or turn to confetti. Makes whole jobs take twice as long. Kind of ruins the whole point of using paper backed stuff in the first place.