Veneers

Veneers - Usually held in stock

Species	Latin Name	Country of Origin
Anegre		lvory Coast
Ash -European	Fraxinus Excelsior	Belgium, Switzerland, Germany
Baltic Pine	Pinus Sylvestris	Baltic States
Beech -Steamed	Fagus Sylvatica	Belgium, Germany, France
Beech -White	Fagus Sylvatica	Central Europe, Germany, France, Belgium
Birch	BetuIa Lutea / Papyrifera	Canada
Cherry	Prunus Serotina	U.S.A.
ELM	UImus Sp.	U.S.A.
lroko	Chlorophora Excelso	Africa
Khaya Mahogany	Khaya lvorensis	West Africa
Koto	Pterygoto	lvory Coast -West Africa
Maple	Acer Saccharum/Nigrum	Canada, U.S.A.
Oak -American White	Quercus Alba	U.S.A.
Oak -American Red	Quercus Boreolis	U.S.A.
Oak -European	Quercus Robur	France, Belgium, Germany
Sapele -Quarter Cut	Entandrophragma Cylindricum	West Africa
Sapele -Crown Cut	Entandrophragma Cylindricum	West Africa
Teak	Tectona Grandis	Thailand
Walnut	Juglens Nigra	U.S.A.
Wenge	Millettio Lourentii	Africa


Crown cut: The log is sliced along its length, resulting in a figured appearance.

Quarter cut: The log is cut along its length to form four separate 'quarter logs'. These are then sliced at 90 degrees to the growth rings to provide the sheets which give a striped appearance when assembled.

Rotary cut: The log is simply peeled to give a continuous veneer, generally used for constructional plywood. Veneer sheets cannot be matched except for general colour characteristics and their appearance is wild and flowery.


Book-matching: Alternating pieces of veneer are flipped over so they face each other as do the pages within a book. This creates a pleasing, symmetrical pattern.

Slip-matching: Veneer slices are joined in sequence without flipping the pattern. If the grain is straight, the joints will not be obvious.

Random-matching: Random matching is just what it sounds like. Usually done with lover grades of veneer, the leaves may be of varying width, colors and grains.