Submitted by pvfjr t3_z84lk7 in mildlyinteresting
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the_stooge_nugget t1_iy9p82k wrote
Pretty sure it's a common thing to do.
pvfjr OP t1_iy9pkar wrote
Haha, indeed. If you think our plywood is fake, just wait till you see our cows!
karmasalwayswatching t1_iy9ppn9 wrote
It's a very common thing in most restaurants with those style tables. They're inexpensive and can be purchased in bulk, especially for a major chain restaurant like this.
pvfjr OP t1_iy9q3yg wrote
What's funny is right behind me they have two counters made from legit 2x6 stock, biscuit joined, from Ash, I believe. I guess they ran out of budget after buying those.
karmasalwayswatching t1_iy9qa4x wrote
Who knows. That may also be a franchise location and the franchise owner(s) did something else.
Just a wild guess 🤷♀️
badMother1 t1_iy9qezf wrote
BurgerKing cuts corners.
pvfjr OP t1_iy9qlyh wrote
Very nice. My daughter would surely roll her eyes at that one.
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saraphilipp t1_iy9zuws wrote
We had veneer covered tables in the 70s at our house. All affordable tables are this way.
jonny24eh t1_iya8a9d wrote
Whats funny is that it's covering something cheap (particle board) with something also cheap* (plywood) instead of end grain veneer to make it look like solid wood.
*plywood is of course more expensive than particle board but it's generally not considered as a finish material using the edge grain like this
onlysmallcats t1_iya8e46 wrote
Fake fake wood
ambermoon81 t1_iya9h6q wrote
Veneer of a fake wood on fake wood in a place that serves junk/fake food. Color me surprised
No-Werewolf5615 t1_iyabzbx wrote
Plywood cows
karmasalwayswatching t1_iyaj7ji wrote
pvfjr OP t1_iyapunb wrote
Except those are faking quality hardwood. This is faking plywood. I wasn't aware we were mimicking the plywood aesthetic these days.
GiantRiverSquid t1_iyar1z3 wrote
lol, I just wanted to show my support. I'm with you, but I'm also wondering if all these people not immediately equating plywood with poor quality, nor understanding what a veneer says about the thing it's pretending not to be, says more about me than anything.
pvfjr OP t1_iyarecg wrote
Things are getting philosophical in here!
series_hybrid t1_iyascpf wrote
If you like the look of the edging, its pretending to be "Baltic Birch Plywood" like Ikea stuff...
Inside-Way4895 t1_iyaumst wrote
Hate to tell you this but the grain direction on this edge would not go this way if it was real timber.
CygnusX-1-2112b t1_iyavroe wrote
But I mean, why fake plywood? It's not like it looks good or anything.
Economy_Armadillo_28 t1_iyaxx31 wrote
It’s Burger King bro duh
Resident_Ad_1181 t1_iyaz3m3 wrote
Are you just discovering this?
peachicecream1959 t1_iyb06h6 wrote
that's just weird 😅
the_nobodys t1_iyb233n wrote
Ugh, next you'll be telling me the crowns are made of paper
Ya-Dikobraz t1_iyb2qgy wrote
Why not have real raw plywood cracked edges, then?
pvfjr OP t1_iyb36rh wrote
Plywood is the new hardwood, apparently. Prices of it are pretty high I suppose.
pvfjr OP t1_iyb3cyu wrote
Yes, veneer has been around forever.
This is not veneer, however.
pvfjr OP t1_iyb4234 wrote
Hate to tell you this, but conventional plywood is biaxial, so there's really no "wrong direction". We're also not comparing it to real lumber. The surface veneer of cabinet grade plywood is also exceedingly thin, doesn't count as one of the structural plies, and has no bearing on the grain direction of the underlying plies.
The point is, they're faking the fake stuff now.
Weary_Ad_5817 t1_iyb8cfr wrote
Get over it
Inside-Way4895 t1_iybat7w wrote
Still not mildly interesting.
highs_a_kite t1_iybaws7 wrote
What do you expect? It’s a Burger King. I once got pie with mold on it lol 😆
pvfjr OP t1_iybgk3p wrote
It's not veneer though.
GaryB2220 t1_iybh4u2 wrote
The principal is the same. The application is the same. The reason is the same. Unless that's straight up plastic, the materials are basically the same
pvfjr OP t1_iybhgc8 wrote
It's about 1/8" thick clear plastic, with the woodgrain pattern printed on the backside.
The oddity to me, is the fact that they faked a raw plywood edge when you could just as easily fake a hardwood pattern that actually matches the top.
GaryB2220 t1_iybi31j wrote
That sure is odd. If the pattern holds, I expect to see fake reclaimed pallet wood veneeresque "edges". What would be the best term for this? Feneer?
saraphilipp t1_iybjyfk wrote
There's literally a piece of verneer on top of that particle board.
pvfjr OP t1_iybk6uv wrote
Perhaps colloquially, but not literally. The top is synthetic. No traditional wood veneers to be found here.
saraphilipp t1_iybki1c wrote
I think you don't know what the fuck veneer is.
pvfjr OP t1_iyblapv wrote
It's made of particle board, not plywood. But you're right, they look nothing alike.
pvfjr OP t1_iyblhkx wrote
Fauneer maybe?
Antwinger t1_iybnimc wrote
You read your link?
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.
pvfjr OP t1_iybsy5q wrote
Haha, indeed. None of those definitions even apply here.
Peligreaux t1_iybu84b wrote
Local Burger King has fake…
thorpie88 t1_iybyulu wrote
120aud a metre for some of the LVLs my company makes
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.
Unhappy-Craft-2609 t1_iyc5bqr wrote
....... But why tho?
Maria_506 t1_iyc5zz3 wrote
That and from what I was thought in school they are much lighter than normal wood.
Pusfilledonut t1_iyc6ue9 wrote
Wait til you find out what’s in the burgers
Connor49999 t1_iyc9ddq wrote
Yeah but the point of the post isn't why does it have a veneer. It's why does it have a plywood veneer when you could just make it look like the top of the table as if it were a full block of wood
manInTheWoods t1_iycautu wrote
Plywood is very natural compared to MDF or particle board... :)
I have these in my IKEA kitchen set up 15 years ago. The bench top is particle board, and the edges are faked plywood. Top is grey laminate. Were quite popular at the time, but perhaps works best when the top isn't wood grain.
CovidPangolin t1_iycc1xa wrote
This is like hyper capitalism. Soon only the truly wealthy will be able to have plywood finished like solid wood.
Nenotriple t1_iycqhdh wrote
The kind of plywood the grain depicts would be very high quality solid veneer core furniture grade plywood. Not the same stuff you might build a shed with, and probably 2 or 3 times the cost.
You can find a lot of high end furniture using this kind of plywood. It's commonly used with steam bending chairs here's an example
jonny24eh t1_iycvcx9 wrote
It's still a substitute for solid wood 99% of the time.
A chair like that I would assume the craftsman is laminating their own veneer and not bending purchased plywood.
badMother1 t1_iydhc5b wrote
OK I dig it, I'm an old fart. However, by the time kids have to pay the rent eye-rolling stops ;-)
Frontier_Rapist t1_iydx46d wrote
Yup
CheezyCock t1_iyfbqaq wrote
Isn’t this a thing with most restaurants?
-m7kks- t1_iy9p4fq wrote
Best not think too much about their burger meat