Decorative plywood or veneer is basically a thin slice of expensive grained wood. Or reconstituted wood stuck to a lesser expensive plywood, MDF, or particle board piece. to provide an Aesthetic desired finish that the specific wood type would provide. Usually it is used in panelling and furniture making.Usually faced with hardwood, including ash, oak, red oak, birch, maple, mahogany, Philippine mahogany (often called lauan, luan or meranti and having no relation to true mahogany), rosewood, teak and a large number of other hardwoods.