in a mere cutting nor mere bending but in bending the veneer after forming the cuts on the veneer surface provided that the veneer is forcibly bent without the cutting step the cracks will extend linearly in the fiber direction to cause the veneer to be completely split or torn according to the invention on the other hand the cracks grow omnidirectionally so that no linear continuity of the cracks in the fiber direction is formed thus ensuring a good tenderizing effect in addition the clogging of rolls which tends to occur when the veneer is bent at an extremely large angle for example to form a inversed v shape is avoided because the veneer is forcibly forwarded by the edge members to the bending section so ensuring a smooth continuous operation of the apparatus further since the bending action is not caused by elastic material but rather by a rigid material the cracks are definitely formed and distributed uniformly moreover since the curling caused in the separation of the veneer from the material wood is corrected to flatten the veneer the delivery or insertion of the veneer to the subsequent processing device such as chopping device is considerably improved at the same time the jointing of veneers in the next jointing step is conducted without being accompanied by undesirable peeling off of the jointing threads or tapes due to the flattened condition of the veneer also the drying efficiency is much improved since the heat transfer into the body of the veneer as well as the evaporation of the water content is enhanced by the presence of the cracks the processing by the method of the invention also provides for the effective elimination of internal stress of the.