Gold Leafing Gold leaf is actually a sheet or sheets of gold that has been rolled very thin and is often used to decorate furniture and other items. To make gold leaf the gold is melted, rolled, beaten, beaten again and then packaged up in sheets. A sheet of gold leaf is usually between 0.2 and 0.4 micron thick. This leaf can be used to decorate churches, paintings, furniture etc, you can also buy...