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Junior Cycle Wood Technology: Veneers, marquetry & laminating

How often Veneers, marquetry & laminating comes up on the Wood Technology papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Veneers, marquetry & laminating, Common Level(6 marks)

Quick ones on Veneers, marquetry & laminating.

(a)A veneer is best described as…
  1. A thin plastic sheet printed with grain
  2. A very thin slice of real wood
  3. A board made from wood chips and glue
(b)A decorative picture made by fitting together pieces of different coloured veneers is called…
  1. Laminating
  2. Intarsia
  3. Marquetry
(c)A log is turned against a long knife, peeling off a continuous sheet of veneer. This method is…
  1. Rotary cutting
  2. Quarter sawing
  3. Flat slicing
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(a) A very thin slice of real wood

(b) Marquetry

(c) Rotary cutting

Your turn: Common Level questions on Veneers, marquetry & laminating.

Common Level

Asked on 3 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. most years

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q3a
2025Q2c, Q2e
2024Not asked
2023Not asked
2022Q4a, Q4c

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Veneers, marquetry & laminating questions

Veneers, marquetry & laminating, 3 marks

Why is a curved part made by laminating often stronger than one cut from solid wood?

  1. The glue makes each strip grow thicker
  2. Laminates are always cut from a hardwood
  3. Its grain follows the curve all the way
Show the answer

Its grain follows the curve all the way

A curve cut from a solid board has short grain where it crosses the fibres, and it can snap there. In a lamination every strip bends with the curve, so there is no weak point.

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