Abstract: Multi-layered assembly including at least: a decorative layer including a first decorative material and a second decorative material, wherein the first and second decorative materials lie in a or one plane and have the same thickness within the decorative layer; a first carrying layer for a glue layer, wherein the first carrying layer includes a plastic which is present in a woven or in a nonwoven; wherein the glue layer bonds the decorative layer to the first carrying layer.
Abstract: A method for making a piece of figured veneer comprises softening lignin in a sheet of veneer, and advancing the sheet of veneer between a first roller having a semi-flexible outer surface and a second roller. Apparatus for making a piece of figured veneer comprises a device for softening lignin in a sheet of veneer, and first and second rollers between which the sheet of veneer is pressed. The first roller has a semi-flexible outer surface.