Roll arrangement for a veneer lathe

A veneer lathe for peeling veneer from a log (4), said veneer lathe comprising a first and a second support roll (1, 2) and a counter roll (3), the rolls (1, 2, 3) being parallel with the rotation axis of the log (4) and having a length of substantially at least the length of the log (4) to be peeled, characterized in that the first and second support roll (1, 2) and the counter roll (3) each comprise a shaft (1″, 2″, 3″) along the length of which discs (1′, 2′, 3′) are placed having a width equaling to not more than the distance of the discs (1′, 2′, 3′,) from each other in the longitudinal direction of the log (4), said discs (1′, 2′, 3′) having an outer diameter greater than the outer diameter of their respective shaft (1″, 2″, 3″) and said discs (1′, 2′, 3′) being concentric with their respective shaft (1″, 2″, 3″), in such a way that discs (2′, 3′) of the second support roll (2) and the counter roll (3) do not coincide in the longitudinal direction of the log (4) with the discs (1′) of the first support roll (1) for enabling overlapping of the discs (2′, 3′) of the second support roll (2) and the counter roll (3) with the discs (1′) of the first support roll (1) in the radial direction of the discs (2′, 3′).