A veneer top dining table can have just as good quality as a solid wood dining table.
Veneered wood ranges in thickness,and can be as thin as a slice of paper.
Some lower quality veneered furniture is made with particle board,which is thinner and absorbs moisture easily.
Veneer refers to thin slices of wood and sometimes bark, usually thinner than 3 mm (1/8 inch), that typically are glued onto core panels (typically, wood, particle board or medium density fiberboard) to produce flat panels such as doors, tops and panels for cabinets, parquet floors and parts of furniture.
They are also used in marquetry.
Plywood consists of three or more layers of veneer.
Normally, each is glued with its grain at right angles to adjacent layers for strength.
Veneer beading is a thin layer of decorative edging placed around objects, such as jewelry boxes. Veneer is also used to replace decorative papers in Wood Veneer HPL. Veneer is also a type of manufactured board.