Andrew Barss wrote:
: Breaks my heart.
Why? Cutting it into veneer allows more of the wood's beauty to be seen.
Some of the very, very best furniture ever made is veneered, and almost
all modern veneer work is over a stable
substrate, which means manmade sheet goods.

I know that veneering has been used in some great pieces of furniture,
but I just hate it. No matter how well the veneering is done or how
beautiful the veneer is, it's still just skin deep and looks cheap.

Dick Durbin