Spruce veneer
Spruce is a coniferous tree that is widespread throughout almost all of Europe and grows in abundance, making spruce wood an inexpensive and popular construction material. Spruce is also used in veneer production, where it is mainly used for furniture, doors, and normal interior fittings. Spruce is also an important tonewood in instrument making, where it is used for the tops of guitars, violins, mandolins, and many other instruments.
Visually, spruce veneer is rather calm, with light yellow to almost white colors without much grain. Heartwood and sapwood are hardly distinguishable from each other. Conifers often grow very quickly and straight, resulting in a light wood with distinctive annual rings. Susceptible to insect infestation.Spruce is easy to work with, as the wood is light and soft. Planed surfaces are smooth but need to be finished with sandpaper.
Spruce dries very well. It dries quickly without tending to crack or warp.
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Translated from German to English via AI (DeepL).
Sources:
Begemann, Helmut F., 1962, Lexikon der Nutzhölzer, Seite 295-296Fritz Kohl, 2012, „Furniere“, Seite 55
Bilder: "Templin Furnier e.K."