Walnut Veneer and Fire Rated Boards that Provide Long-term Value and Unique Appeal to your Woodwork

Walnut veneer is straight-grained, but it can have waves or curls that add to the character of the piece. Carvings, knickknacks, flooring, and gunstocks are all common uses for walnut veneer. Walnut wood has a Janka rating of 1,010. The Janka value is a hardness test that determines how much force is required to partially embed a small steel ball into the surface of a sample of wood. The Janka value indicates the wood's resistance to denting and scratching.

Because walnut wood is more expensive than many other hardwoods used to make furniture, it is frequently used in veneer form. The use of walnut veneer rather than solid hardwood gives you the look and feel of real walnut at a fraction of the cost of solid wood. Veneers are also a green option because a single log of the tree can be used to produce multiple slices of walnut veneer that can be used in a variety of projects. The overall cost of the project is significantly reduced by applying walnut veneer to a less expensive substrate material such as MDF.

American walnut

American walnut veneer is popular in furniture and exteriors due to its high durability. It is harder than most softwoods and can easily withstand normal wear and tear from daily use. It is simple to clean and maintain, and it requires little upkeep. It is simple to use hand and power tools. It easily accommodates nails and screws. The smooth surface of the walnut veneer allows for a beautiful surface finish on the piece. It can be used as flooring, musical instruments, furniture, and for interior decoration. Cabinetry, interior panelling, furniture, and other turned items are common uses for black walnut veneer.

Fire rated boards to save lives and protect building assets

Unfortunate fires can occur in buildings without warning. In such unforeseeable circumstances, the use of fire-rated boards in building panelling provides passive fire resistance. Fire-rated boards can withstand the spread of flames for up to three hours, giving building occupants enough time to flee for their lives and safety before firefighters arrive. This also reduces the risk of damage to a building's assets and properties. The use of fire rated boards is required by law in many industries that deal with fire products, such as ordnance factories and those dealing with highly flammable chemicals.

Versatile uses of fire rated boards

Fire rated boards are used in a variety of applications, including building compartmentation, encasing electrical cables, secondary linings, and ventilation and smoke extraction ducts. Fire rated boards keep the fire and heat locked up, ensuring that the temperature on load-bearing structures does not rise too high. Fire-rated boards are intended to reduce smoke emission in the event of a fire, thereby preventing choking deaths.

Many choices in fire rated boards for you

Matilda Veneer offers a number of fire rated boards, including Fireply X, Matilda Fireply, and Hoop Pine FR panel. Fireply X is a ground-breaking, ready-to-install solution that is ideal for interior cladding. Its fire-rated board comes in eight different colours. The fire rated boards available from Matilda Veneer are versatile and prefinished to meet the increasingly stringent Australian fire safety standards. Fireply X fire rated ply is certified with Fire Hazard Group 2, making it appropriate for use in almost all areas of all class 2-9 buildings as defined by the Building Code of Australia (BCA), with a focus on solving major design and compliance challenges.

BCA certified Group 2 fire rate boards

Matilda Fireply is a lightweight, fire retardant plywood that is suitable for interior wall and ceiling lining in areas with high hire hazards. Most fire-rated boards in Australia are treated after they are manufactured, limiting their fire resistance. Matilda Fireply fire rated board, on the other hand, is treated with the veneer impregnation method prior to plywood production, making the entire product fire rated. It is a better choice than fire retardant (FR) MDF and other non-wood building materials. It is BCA fire Hazard Group 2 certified, has low formaldehyde emissions, and is 100 percent PEFC certified.

Hoop pine fire rated board by Matilda Veneer is treated with high quality veneer faces. The veneers are peeled at 0.6 mm, making excellent use of wood fibre. The veneers are pressed to a fire-retardant substrate, creating a finished product.

Ensuring sustainability of forests

Matilda Veneer also offers architectural veneers such as sliced veneer, rotary veneer, enhanced veneer, and truewood veneer. Matilda Veneer offers appearance grade panels such as hoop pine plywood, Matilda Ultralite, birch plywood, Fireply X, and Matilda Lite Ply. All fire rated boards, walnut veneer, and other plywood and veneer panels available at Matilda Veneer include a Chain of Custody certification indicating that they are stored in a compliant manner. All of the company's products are sourced from sustainably managed forests, ensuring that plants are replenished without negatively impacting the environment.

If you are looking for trendy or classic decorative wooden surfaces that deliver the highest standards in environmental performance, Matilda Veneer has the right solutions for all your projects.