Method and installations for processing a veneer and corresponding veneer

A method of processing a veneer having two parallel opposed faces and comprising at least one lignocellulosic layer made of lignocellulosic fibers having a grain extending along the opposed faces of the veneer, the method comprising applying a compressive force to the veneer along at least one direction extending along the opposed faces of the veneer so as to mechanically compress the lignocellulosic fibers,

• wherein said at least one direction includes a direction along the grain so as to compress the fibers in the direction along the grain,
• wherein the compressive force is applied to the veneer by applying at least one projection against one of the faces of the veneer and moving the at least one projection along said one of the faces of the veneer, and
• wherein the at least one projection is provided on an external surface of at least one compression roller, the veneer being moved in a moving direction relative to the at least one compression roller and the at least one compression roller being rotated so that the at least one projection, while in contact with the veneer, moves in a direction opposite to the moving direction of the veneer.