Veneered boards are sheet materials that feature a premium veneer finish on two sides. The most popular types of veneered sheets are veneered plywood and veneered MDF - both are often employed as a substitute for solid wood. Veneer is created by slicing a log into thin layers, as opposed to solid wood which is sawn from a log. This slicing method increases the yield from each log, and thus, its overall value.  The real wood veneers employed in the manufacturing process are film-like layers of wood that lend themselves to the boards' decorative finish. They give the appearance of real wood while being lightweight and cheaper. Mostly found on furniture or walls, these veneers need to be glued onto something like plywood or MDF to achieve a similar structural strength to actual wood. As a stand-alone product, veneers are fragile and lack support, which is why they need to be bonded to MDF.