Thread: So, about veneer.

Hello there. In the last month I have acquired a rather large quantity of veneer of various species, sizes and figure - which is lovely stuff to have. However, due to forthcoming financial prospects, I may need to sell off some or all of my beloved veneer to help the piggy bank get back into the black. The problem I have with this is: I don't know enough about veneer to do this successfully. This is why I have come to the forum for help. I would love to know the opinions of forum members regarding the following:

- Do you think veneer has a potential selling market within these forums?

- What properties of veneer contribute to it's value and saleability (species, grain figure, size of sheets etc)?

- Are the users of this forum interested in veneer for doing large panels or for marquetry work - question relates to size of sheets and post-ability.

- If you are a consumer/user of veneer, what price do you expect to pay for a given size of veneer?

- Do you know of - or are - the sort of person interested in purchasing a quantity of veneer? (If yes I'd like to hear a PM from you )

I know some of these questions sounds menial, but they are the sort of things I need to know to justify trying to sell this stuff or whether I would be grabbing at straws trying to sell it - in which case I would grit my teeth and bear the lack of money and enjoy having and using the veneer until the day I die.

I am still in the process of sorting it out and organizing it in the shed - cataloging each lot as I go. I will post pictures and a full list of species when finished if that helps. There isn't any overly common timbers among the lot, apart from half a dozen sheets of Radiata Pine (why would they bother?) and some Silky Oak.

I appreciate any input regarding this. Thanks in advance.
Tom.