Is there a “ideal” environment for storing veneer so it doesn’t deteriorate?
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In a plastic bag according to this video:
http://www.woodmagazine.com/wood/file.jsp?item=video/player&temp=yes?bcid=979295690&bctid=1133262727
I was thinking more like several thousand square feet - commercialy-
we are currently storing them on a mezzanine; it gets a "bit" warm
Depends on your climate. Stacks of veneer should at least be covered with a throw cloth. If you're in a place with severely dry weather you may need to have a humidifier in the room. Generally speaking your 2 main problems are cracking from dryness and keeping direct sunlight off of them.David Ring
http://www.touchwood.co.il/?id=1&lang=e
If you are not seeing some buckling, I don't think that I would worry about that amount of heat. If this mezzanine is in a big warehouse with big overhead doors that are always open to the outside weather, the high humidity would worry me more. Sometime we get rain for a week or more at a time. During those times, uncovered veneer can sure suck up a lot of moisture. If it is in stacks, the edges will expand and get wavy.
I have one of those big drawer units that will store 4' x 8' in nine drawers about six inches deep. This makes sorting so much easier. If you don't have a good way to store and sort the sheets, you will ruin a lot of it just trying to get down into the stacks.
Before I got the drawer unit, I kept mine in cardboard boxes. THe boxes might take up moisture from the air, but the inside air will be slower to change RH.
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