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<p>[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 115002, member: 56"]Is there anywhere on the piece where you can see the thickness of the veneer? I think the general rule is: the thinner the veneer, the newer the piece. I think 18th C pieces should have veneers about 1/8" thick, because they would have been hand sawn. But that's just something I've heard.</p><p><br /></p><p>The boards on the drawer bottom certainly look machine cut.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="moreotherstuff, post: 115002, member: 56"]Is there anywhere on the piece where you can see the thickness of the veneer? I think the general rule is: the thinner the veneer, the newer the piece. I think 18th C pieces should have veneers about 1/8" thick, because they would have been hand sawn. But that's just something I've heard. The boards on the drawer bottom certainly look machine cut.[/QUOTE]
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