Flat Cut or Plain Sliced - (defined by a cathedral or heart) Half a log is mounted on a large steel rack which moves up and down through a stationary knife through a series of vertical, parallel cuts. This produces consecutive leaves of veneer with the standard appearance of veneer (the "cathedral" or flame-shaped arch). When a log is flat cut it will generate flat cut bundles. As you get to the center of the log, normally the rest of the flitch is split open to produce a quartered look called flat cut quarters.
	Half Round Slicing - (modified characteristics of both rotary and flat cut veneers) A half of a log is mounted so that it will cause the blade to cut slightly across the growth rings. This is primarily used to accentuate the grain in various woods such as in burls or Bird's Eye Maple, or to gain a wider width on a cathedral on small dimension logs.
	Quarter Cut - (straight grain or ribbon-striped appearance) A quarter of the log is mounted off center so that the growth rings strike the knife at a right angle. The edge of the annual rings create the lineal figure of the veneer. Quartered leaves cut consecutively are narrower than plain sliced and typically contain straighter grain. Some flake is produced when cutting through the medullary rays, especially in Oak.
	Rift Cut - (a straight grain effect similar to true quarter cut veneer) Used in Oak to minimize the "flake" effect, the cant is cut at an angle of 15 degrees off the quartered position.
	Rotary Cut - (creates a bold sometimes wild, variated grain) An entire log is mounted so that the log turns on its long axis. While spinning, the knife advances toward the center of the log slicing or peeling a continuous sheet of veneer. Sometimes a score line is cut into the log to give the effect of consecutive sheets. This is especially true of burls and Bird's Eye Maple.

	Bird's Eye Characterized by its scattered circles or ovals that have a similar appearance to that of a bird's eye. This type of figure is found almost exclusively in Hard Maple.
	Burl (or Burr) Veneer Veneer obtained from rare woody outgrowths appearing on trees around grafts or injuries. This produces an appearance of a close arrangement of many small eyes or knots intermingled with distorted grain. The unusual patterns of burls make them in high demand but also more expensive due to their small size and scarcity.
	Crossfire This term is used to describe all of the various figure marks running perpendicular to the veneer grain. In some wood species the crossfire is a contrast of color, while others appear as an irregularity of the grain creating the illusion of horizontal marks.
	Crotchwood This type of figure occurs where limbs emerge from the tree trunk. The high amounts of fiber distortion at this junction results in a feather or flame pattern appearance. Mahogany is the most common specie with this type of figuring.
	Curly (move mouse over image for animation) The term used for a wavy or curly figuring produced by distorted fiber growth that reflects light differently. Most commonly available in Walnut and Maple veneers. As you can see from the anmation, this figure has very high chatoyancy (an optical reflectance effect that produces a "shimmering" effect as the eye's perspective changes in relation to the direction of a light source)
	Fiddleback (move mouse over image for animation) A term describing consistent ripple figure running across the grain. Fiddleback is not commonly found but occasionally occurs in Mahogany, English Sycamore, and Anegre. The term fiddleback comes from the veneer's popularity in making violin backs. As you can see from the anmation, this figure has very high chatoyancy (an optical reflectance effect that produces a "shimmering" effect as the eye's perspective changes in relation to the direction of a light source).
	Flake This is found only in species that have prominent medullary rays (cells radiating outward from the center of the tree, like the spokes of a wheel.) By slicing the veneer perpendicular to the annular rings and parallel with the rays, a distinctive "flake" within the figure is created.
	Mottle Mottle is the intermingling of broken cross markings with stripe figure. Block mottle involves broad cross markings producing a patch effect and is commonly found in Makore. Bees-wing-mottle is very small, fine figure and often occurs in Sapele, Satinwood and Black Bean.
	Plain Stripe and Ribbon Stripe The figure is straight and parallel with the length of veneer as a result of quarter slicing the log. Ribbon stripe is similar but with variable width bands, alternating light and dark, that create the appearance of ribbons.
	Peanut Shell A quilted or blistered figure that incorporates a dominant grain or yearring pattern. Mostly found in Tamo or Bubinga.
	Pommele (move mouse over image for animation) Pommele gets its name from the French word for "apple." The figure resembes small round or oval circles that can overlap each other. Sometimes a log that has larger and more sparcily occuring "apples" can be referred to as blistered. As you can see from the anmation, this figure has very high chatoyancy (an optical reflectance effect that produces a "shimmering" effect as the eye's perspective changes in relation to the direction of a light source).
	Quilted This figuring is produced by rotary or half-round slicing of logs that have a "bumpy" surface. The uneven weaving of the growth rings produces a quilted, three-dimensional effect. Maple and Mahogany are species often available with quilted figure.
	Recomposed or Man-made Veneers These veneers are sliced from man-made "cants" that have been laminated, or resliced, to produce distinctive figures or patterns.

	Balance Match The width of each veneer leaf in a panel is the same, but there can be any number of leaves.
	Book Match Every other leaf is turned over like the pages in a book. This is the most popular matching method and creates a symmetrical pattern and a series of pairs.
	Book & Butt Match The veneer is joined end to end and side to side. This is sometimes used when the veneer is not long enough to cover the desired panel height. It is also a popular method for burls, crotches, and highly decorative veneers.
	Center Match Each face has an even number of veneer sheets, but the widths are not necessarily the same. The center joint will be in the middle of the panel.
	Diamond or Box Match Four equal pieces of veneer are cut diagonally to the usually straight grain. These are matched to create a diamond pattern. In a reverse diamond match, the pieces are matched so that the grain direction runs toward the middle.
	Random Match Deliberate mismatched leaves are placed next to each other to give a rustic, natural look. This works especially well with knotty or wormy species.
	Slip Match Consecutive sheets are slipped out in sequence to expose the same side of veneer and a repeating grain figure. The result is a series of grain repeats, but no pairs.
	Sunburst Match Consecutive sheets are trimmed into pie shaped pieces and matched in a circular fashion in which the points meet in the center. Mostly used on round, oval or octagonal shaped panels.

Species: Afrormosia Latin Name: Pericopsis Elata Origin: West Africa Description: Color is golden brown. Afrormosia is often used as a Teak substitute and is sometimes referred to as African Teak. Other names: Kokrodua Species: Alder Latin Name: Alnus glutinosa Origin: Europe Description: Color is light reddish brown with a uniform texture. Often has fine dark streaks called "hair". Species: Amboyna (Maidou) Latin Name: Pterocarpus Indicus Origin: East Indies Description: Color varies from yellow, orange, & gold to brick red. Flat & quarter cut can be plain or highly figured. Very rare & valuable. In the family Pterocarpus macrocarpus. Other names: Narra, Maidou. Species: Amboyna Burl (Maidou) Latin Name: Pterocarpus Indicus Origin: East Indies Description: Color varies from yellow, orange, gold to brick red. Amboyna is very rare and valuable. In the same family as Pterocarpus macrocarpus comes out of Burma and is used interchangeably. Other names: Narra, Maidou Species: Anegre Latin Name: Aningeria Spp. Origin: West & East Africa Description: Anegre heartwood has a light yellowish white to medium brown color, sometimes with a pinkish tone. Available as plain even-textured to highly figured (from block mottle to fiddleback.) Other names: Aningeria, Longhi, Anigre, Noce Tanganika Species: Anegre Crotch Latin Name: Aningeria Spp. Origin: AFRICA Description: Anegre Crotch has a light yellowish white to medium brown color, sometimes with a pinkish tone. Other names: Aningeria, Longhi, Anigre, Noce Tanganika Species: Ash Burl Latin Name: Fraxinus Excelsior Origin: Europe Description: Highly decorative burl grain as white, olive or mixed color. Some terms used are jewelbox, swirly, marbled, and pippy depending on the characteristics of the grain. Other names: European White Ash Burl or European Olive Ash Burl, Burr Species: Ash, American Latin Name: Fraxinus Americana Origin: Eastern USA & Canada Description: Somewhat lustrous. Nearly white sapwood. Heartwood is grayish, light brown to pale yellow streaked with brown. Straight, coarse grain with an even texure. Heavy in weight and usually has wide cuts. Hard, strong, has excellent bending qualities. Species: Ash, European Latin Name: Fraxinus Excelsior Origin: Europe Description: Ash has a strong grain with a grayish-white to creamy color. Available as plain (non-figured) or mottled to fiddleback. Species: Ash, European Olive Latin Name: Fraxinus Excelsior Origin: Europe Description: Ash has a strong grain with a grayish-white to creamy color and a dark heart. Usually non-figured. Species: Avodire Latin Name: Turraeanthus Africana Origin: West Africa Description: Color is white to creamy gold. Clean plain grain or wavy figure. Sometimes used as a Satinwood substitute for inlay borders. Species: Avodire Crotch Latin Name: Turraeanthus Africana Origin: West Africa Description: Light color wood with branch crotch graining. Very rare and valuable. Also know as Curl. Species: Bamboo Latin Name: Phyllostachys Aurea Origin: Asia Description: Golden Bamboo has a yellowish-gold color and very open grain. Regularly placed nodes give the "band"effect, excellent for a parquet match. Species: Beech (steamed) Latin Name: Fagus Sylvatica Origin: Europe Description: Color is reddish brown to light rose color. Beech is favored in contract office furniture. Color coordinates exquisitely with Madrona Burl. Species: Beech (unsteamed) Latin Name: Fagus Sylvatica Origin: Europe Description: Color is white to creamy white. Excellent selection for a more "grainy" white veneer. Species: Birch Burl, Karelian Latin Name: Betula Pendula Origin: Europe Description: Color is creamy white. Distinctive teardrop burl graining is unique to this species. The hard grain and short logs necessitates rotary cutting this species, so most veneer sheets are wider than they are long. Long lengths are rare. Species: Birch - Ice Latin Name: Betula Pubescens Origin: Europe Description: Color is creamy white to yellow. Plain to figured. Some special figures are called flame, curly, ice and Karelian Birch. Species: Bloodwood Latin Name: Brosimum paraense Huber Origin: Brazil Description: Straight grain with dark red to reddish brown heartwood with irregular radial black markings, vertical stripes or with the speckles. Thick, yellowish white sapwood. No distinguishable odor or taste. Species: Bubinga Latin Name: Guibourtia Demeusei Origin: Africa Description: Color is rose-red with contrasting dark violet lines. Pattern can have a wavy grain-mostly quarter cut. Can be used as a substitute for East Indian Rosewood. Sometimes mistakenly called "African Rosewood". Other names: Kewazinga (see Kevazingo). Species: Cedar, Lebanese Latin Name: Cedrus Libani Origin: Middle East Description: Color is golden-orange strongly scented with contrasty grain and wavy structure. Also known as "True" Cedar. Species: Cedar, Spanish Latin Name: Cedrela Odorata Origin: South America Description: Color is light rose to dark red with resin pockets common and very strong scent. Other names: Honduras or Brazilian Cedar Species: Cerejeira Latin Name: Amburana Cearensis Origin: South America Description: Color is yellow to medium brown. Grain is usually straight with cathedral or quartered. Some logs can have strong contrasty color (called leoparding) similar to English Brown Oak. Other names: Cumaru Species: Cerejeira Crotch Latin Name: Amburana Cearensis Origin: South America Description: Color is yellow to medium brown. Crotch grain is cut from the junction of two branches with the main tree trunk. Various grains available, such as feather and burning bush. See plate book descriptions in glossary of this web site. Species: Chenchen Latin Name: Antiaris spp. Origin: Africa Description: Sapwood & heartwood is whitish or light yellow brown. Medium to coarse lustrous grain. No odor when dry, but is unpleasant when green. Other Names: Kyenkyen, Chenchen, Mkuzu, Mlulu, Oro, Ogiovu, Kirundo, Mumaka, Ako. Species: Cherry, American Latin Name: Prunus Serotina Origin: North America Description: American Black Cherry color can range from light red or straw color to medium red with a brownish tinge. Is available plain or highly figured. Other names: Wild Black Cherry Species: Cherry, European Latin Name: Prunus Avium Origin: Europe Description: Warm pinkish brown or yellowish brown .Often with slight green streaks. Species: Chestnut, European Latin Name: Castanea Sativa Origin: Europe Description: Color is light tan to warm gold. Common as both flat cut and quartered. Other names: Sweet Chestnut, Spanish Chestnut Species: Chestnut, Wormy European Latin Name: Castanea Sativa Origin: Europe Description: Color is light tan to warm golden with scattered wormholes, which are smaller than the American variety. Can be highly contrasted or have a marbled appearance with a grain similar to Olive Ash. Flat cut & quartered. Other names: Sweet Wormy Chestnut Species: Cocobolo Latin Name: Dalbergia Retusa Origin: Central & South America Description: America color of heartwood can vary from rich red to variegated yellow and orange. Species: Daniella (Mozambique) Latin Name: Daniellia Ogea Origin: West Africa Description: Color varies from light golden brown or pale pink to reddish-brown marked with darker streaks. Other substitutes are Mozambique, Ovangkol, Amazakoue, Amazaque. Other names: Oega Species: Ebony, African Latin Name: Diospyrus Crassiflora Origin: Africa Description: Color is gray to black with black contrasty stripes. Some logs can be jet black. Other names: Gabon Ebony, Nigerian Ebony, Cameroon Ebony Species: Ebony, Macassar Latin Name: Diospyros Celebica Origin: East Indies Description: Color of heartwood is dark brown to black, sometimes streaked with bands of pale brown. It is an exceptionally heavy, dense wood. Other names: Indian Ebony, Coromandel Species: Ekop Latin Name: Staudtia Stipitata Origin: Africa Description: Color is red-brown to orange-rose with darker brown streaks. Common in quarter-cut (uncommon logs have a mottled figure). Other names: Niove, Rose Zebrano Species: Elm Latin Name: Ulmus Ruba Origin: North America Description: Color is deep reddish brown or rose brown. Some logs have a greenish Gray tone. Due to the Dutch Elm disease, this is a very rare species. Species: Elm Burl Latin Name: Ulmus Carpinifolia Origin: Europe Description: Color is deep reddish brown or rose brown. Some logs have a greenish tone. Due to the Dutch Elm disease, this is a very rare species. Species: English Sycamore Crotch Latin Name: Acer Pseudoplatanus Origin: Europe Description: Color is white to creamy white.Crotch grain is cut from the junction of two branches with the main tree trunk. Various grains available, such as feather and burning bush. See plate book descriptions in glossary of this web site. Species: Etimoe Latin Name: Copaifera Salikounda Origin: West Africa Description: Reddish brown with contrasty striping. Excellent as a Rosewood substitute. Species: Fir, Douglas VG Latin Name: Pseudotsuga menziesii Origin: North America Description: Generally straight grained, soft but strong, reddish brown heartwood with lighter sapwood. Species: Gogo Latin Name: Micropholis Gardnerianum Origin: South America Description: Color is light gold to tan-beige. Common as quartered and with figure. Excellent substitute for figured Anegre. Found flat cut, quartered, plain and figured. Other names: Honeywood, Honey Locust, Corupixa, Curubixa, Corubixa, Grumixava Species: Goiabao Latin Name: Planchonella Pachycarpa Origin: South America Description: Goldish fine-pored wood with some darker contrast and good fiddleback figure, iridescent. Also know as Marajo Boxwood Species: Hickory Latin Name: Carya Glabra Origin: United States Description: Heartwood is brown in colour or reddish brown. Species: Imbuia Latin Name: Phoebe porosa Origin: Brazil Description: The heartwood is yello-olive to chocolate brown, with variegated streaks and stripes. The grain is usually straight but often wavy or curly, with fine and even growth rings. Species: Ipe Latin Name: Tabebuia Serratifolia Origin: South America Description: Color is olive-brown with lighter or darker streaks. The darker logs can be used as Ebony substitutes. Other names: Pau d'arco, Ipe Tabaco Species: Jatoba Latin Name: Hymenaea Courbaril Origin: South America Description: Color is orange-brown to rose-red with darker brownish-green stripes. Other names: Courbaril, Yatoba, "Brazilian Cherry" Species: Jequitiba Latin Name: Couratari spp. Origin: Brazil Description: Cream colored sapwood is not distinct from the heartwood. Color has a pinkish or yellowish tinge. Grain is straight and uniformly interlocked with a medium to coarse texture. Species: Kevazingo Latin Name: Guibourtia Demeusei Origin: Africa Description: When Bubinga is rotary cut or peeled, the grain can be decoratively wavy. Rather than sold under the trade name of Bubinga, this style of cutting and presentation of the veneer is called Kevazingo. Species: Kingwood Latin Name: Dalbergia cearensis Origin: South America Description: Rich violet-brown, shading sometimes almost to black. Sapwood is white in color & clearly defined from the variegated colored heartwood, which is finely striped. Trees are small in size & the wood is very hard & heavy, although fairly easy to work. Species: Koto Latin Name: Pterygota Macrocarp Origin: Africa Description: Leafy grained or stripey wood. Excellent as quarter cut wood. . Species: Lacewood, Heavy Flake Latin Name: Cardwellia Sublimis Origin: Australia or South America Description: Pink to reddish brown. Flake or 'Silver Ray' is desirable & gives a snakeskin-texture look. Lacewood has been transplanted to South America & much is supplied from there. Other names: Australian Silky Oak, Queensland Silky Oak, Louro Faia. Species: Lacewood, Tight Flake Latin Name: Cardwellia Sublimis Origin: Australia or South America Description: Pink to reddish brown. Flake or 'Silver Ray' is desirable & gives a snakeskin-texture look. Lacewood has been transplanted to South America & much is supplied from there. Other names: Australian Silky Oak, Queensland Silky Oak, Louro Faia. Species: Larch Latin Name: Larix dicidua Origin: Europe Description: Larch belongs to the same heartwood family as Pine and Douglas Fir. Larch has a distinct color difference between the darker heartwood and yellowish sapwood. Color ranges from dark brown to red brown and can have characteristic resin pockets. Growth rings are clearly defined Species: Laurel Burl Latin Name: Nectandra Spp. Origin: South America Description: Tight olive to whitish burl simlar to Myrtle Burl. Species: Lenga Latin Name: Persea Origin: South America Description: Color can range from pink red to brown. Other names: Lingue, Canela-Rosa, Brazillian Cherry Species: Limba Latin Name: Terminalia superba Origin: Africa Description: Heartwood yellow brown, sometimes with nearly black markings. Sapwood not distinct from heartwood. Texture moderately coarse; grain straight to irregular or interlocked; slightly lustrous. Dark & figured wood is marketed separately as Dark Limba. Species: Louro Preto Latin Name: Nectandra Mollis Origin: South America Description: Color is reddish to golden brown with variegated blackish grain. With red tint or stain, this wood can be made to look like Brazilian Rosewood. Other names: Canaletta, Canalete, Lauro Pardo Species: Madrona Burl Latin Name: Arbutus Menziesii Origin: North America Description: Color is pinkish to reddish brown. Very dense closed grain. Species: Mahogany Crotch, African Latin Name: Khaya Ivorensis Origin: Africa Description: Color is light pink to reddish or tarnish brown. Crotch grain is cut from the junction of two branches with the main tree trunk. Various grains available, such as feather and burning bush. See plate book descriptions in glossary of this web site. Species: Mahogany, African Latin Name: Khaya Ivorensis Origin: Africa Description: Color is light pink to reddish or tanish brown. One of the most common imported veneers used and is available figured, quartered, flat cut, crotch and swirl. Species: Mahogany, S. American Latin Name: Swietenia Macrophylla Origin: South American Description: Color can vary from light pink to tan or golden brown or a dark red. Very common imported species and slightly harder than African Mahogany Species: Makore Latin Name: Tieghemella Heckelii Origin: Africa Description: Color varies from pink red to blood red or red brown. Sometimes mistakenly called "African Cherry" or Cherry Mahogany. Makore comes in plain grain and highly figured from block mottle to fiddleback and occasionally pommele. Other names: Douka Species: Makore Crotch Latin Name: Tieghemeila Heckelli Origin: Africa Description: Color varies from pink red to blood red or red brown. Sometimes mistakenly called "African Cherry" or Cherry Mahogany. Makore comes in plain grain and highly figured from block mottle to fiddleback and occasionally pommele. Other names: Douka Species: Mandio Latin Name: Qualea Coerulea Origin: South American Description: Color is pink brown to red brown. Can be used as substitute for Avodire. Species: Mangue Latin Name: Calophyllum brasiliense Origin: Brazil Description: Medium brown sometimes with gold. Pattern can range from stripe to mottle, similar to a Satinwood. Species: Maple Latin Name: Acer Saccharum Origin: North America Description: Color is cream to light reddish brown. Available as quartered and flat cut. Other names: Hard Maple, Sugar Maple Species: Maple Burl Latin Name: Acer Macrophyllum Origin: North America Description: Color is cream to light reddish brown. Small bark flecks are common in this distinctive grain. Species: Maple, Birdseye Latin Name: Acer Saccharum Origin: North America Description: Color is cream to light reddish brown. Birdseye pattern can range from light to heavy density, sometimes also found with curly figured background. Species: Maple, Curly Latin Name: Acer Saccharum Origin: North America Description: Color is cream to light reddish brown. Figured grain characteristics can range from fiddleback, blistered, quilted, or curly. Other names: Quilted Maple Species: Maple, Spalted Latin Name: Acer Saccharum Origin: North America Description: Spalting is any form of wood coloration caused by fungi. The unique coloration and patterns of spalted woods are often sought after by designers and woodworkers. Color is cream to light reddish brown with steaks of red, brown or black. Available as quartered and flat cut. Other names: Hard Maple, Sugar Maple Species: Mappa Burl Latin Name: Populus Nigra Origin: Europe Description: Background color is light yellow to light brown. The burl occurs as reddish black clusters. Species: Moabi Latin Name: Baillonella toxisperma Origin: Africa Description: Heartwood pinkish brown, red brown, or a rich red; sapwood pinkish white or gray brown, rather well demarcated. Texture is fine and even; grain straight, sometimes wavy; has an attractive figure; dust may affect mucous membranes. Species: Movingui Latin Name: Distemonanthus Origin: Africa Description: Color is bright yellow to golden pink. Very irridesent graining and can be used as a substitute for Ceylon Satinwood. Can be found with block mottle figure. Other Names: Nigerian Satinwood, African Satinwood, Ayan Species: Myrtle Burl Latin Name: Umbellularia Californica Origin: North America Description: Color is rich yellow to golden brown with a greenish tint. Sometimes darker heartwood can give a olive texture to the veneer. Other names: Pepperwood, Pacific Laurel, Spicetree Species: Oak Burl Latin Name: Quercus Petraea Origin: Europe Description: Light to medium brown. Burl graining with small flake makes this an unusual look. Species: Oak Burl, English Brown Latin Name: Quercus Petraea Origin: Europe Description: Special deep brown color is the result from a fungal attack on the growing tree. Burl grain adds to the exclusiveness of this species. Species: Oak, Bog Latin Name: Quercus Petraea Origin: Europe Description: Light to dark brown, sometimes black. Have been excavated from lakes or bogs & color is a result of being underwater for 500 - 10,000 years (confirmed by carbon dating). The darker logs are usually the older logs. Other names: Moor Oak, Black Oak. Species: Oak, English Brown Latin Name: Quercus Petraea Origin: Europe Description: Special deep brown color is the result from a fungal attack on the growing tree. Ones with dark brown flecks are also referred to as Leopard Brown Oak. Species: Oak, Red Latin Name: Quercas Ruba Origin: North America Description: Course textured wood, wide pink coloration to a reddish tinge. Species: Oak, White Latin Name: Quercus Alba Origin: North America Description: Color is yellowish brown with a pink overtone. Species: Okume Latin Name: Aucoumea Klaineana Origin: Africa Description: Color is pink to brown. Other names: Okoume, Gaboon (not Gabon Ebony). Species: Olive Latin Name: Gossypiospermum Praecox Origin: South America Description: Contrasty olive & golden cream color. Decorative wood used in place of Olive Ash Burl or Olive Ash long wood where a contrasty appearance is desired with less underlying grain. Other names: Castello, Costello, Avorio Olivato, Maracaibo Boxwood. Species: Padouk, African Latin Name: Pterocarpus Soyauxii Origin: Africa Description: Color is golden orange to blood red. Interlocked grain with course pores and a touch of iridescence make this a very decorative wood. Species: Paldao Latin Name: Dracontomelum dao Origin: Asia Description: Color is brown and sometimes has irregular dark brown to black streaks. Other names: Dao Species: Pearwood, Swiss Latin Name: Pyrus Communis Origin: Europe Description: Warm red to light pink with tight pores. Finishes to a full luster. Plain or figured. Color depends on how long the logs are steamed. Small black lines are called "black hair" & resemble sugar marks in Maple. Other names: Common Pear, Wild Pear. Species: Pine, Swiss Latin Name: Picea abies Origin: Europe Description: Very little to no difference between heartwood and sapwood. Color is light yellow to yellow-brown. Growth rings are clearly defined. Occasional small pitch pockets and mineral streaks add character. Species: Planetree Latin Name: Platanus Hybrida Origin: Europe Description: Light reddish brown with broad rays. Similar to American Red Sycamore. Found in parks and restaurants as shade trees. Chracteristics vary from tight flake to cluster & burly patterns. Other names: European Lacewood, English Plane, Sycamore Plane. Species: Planetree Burl Latin Name: Platanus Hybrida Origin: Europe Description: Light reddish brown with broad rays. Similar to American Red Sycamore. Found in parks and restaurants as shade trees. Chracteristics vary from tight flake to cluster & burly patterns. Other names: European Lacewood, English Plane, Sycamore Plane. Species: Plum, European Latin Name: Prunus domestica Origin: Europe & Asia Minor Description: Very dense wood. Heart wood is red-brown to violet-brown, sometimes with dark streaks. The sapwood is yellow. Considered a "Boutique veneer" as it is rare usually is only available in small dimensions. Species: Poplar Latin Name: Populus spp Origin: Europe Description: The heartwood is usually creamy-white to grey in color, sometimes very pale brown or pinkish brown. Straight grained and inclined to be woolly; texture fine and even. Species: Primavera Latin Name: Tabebuia donell-smithii Origin: Central America Description: Interlocked yellowish-goldish grain with color streaks of red, orange or brown. Figure is usually ropey, broken stripe or mottle. Species: Purpleheart Latin Name: Peltogyne Pubescens Origin: South America Description: Color is a deep purple to violet. Other names: Amaranth, Amarante Violetwood Species: Redwood Burl Latin Name: Sequoia Sempervirens Origin: North America Description: Lacey or jewel box burl occurs in the rich reddish to brown wood. Other names: Vavona Burl Species: Rosewood, E. Indian Latin Name: Dalbergia Latifolia Origin: India Description: Color ranges from brown to purple with dark purple-black lines. Other names: Bombay Rosewood Species: Rosewood, Rio Latin Name: Dalbergia nigra Origin: South America Description: Color is varied from chocolate brown, purple to brick red and is streaked with brown to black lines. Other names: Jacaranda, Bahia Rosewood, Brazilian Rosewood. Species: Santos Mahogany (Pau Oleo) Latin Name: Guibourtia langsdorfii Origin: South America Description: Color is streaky reddish brown sometimes with dark streaks. Other names: Copaiba, Santos Mahogany Species: Santos Rosewood Latin Name: Machaerium scleroxylon Origin: South America Description: Color ranges from rose, brown to purple, with dark lines. This specie is often substituted for Rio Rosewood. Other Names: Pau Ferro, Moradillo Species: Sapelli Latin Name: Entandrophragma Origin: Africa Description: Color is medium to dark red brown. Pattern can be narrow (pencil stripe) to wide stripe. Species: Satinwood Latin Name: Chloroxylon Swietenia Origin: India Description: Color is pale to dark gold. Pattern can range from stripe to mottle and the very tight mottle called "Beeswings ". Other names: Ceylon Satinwood, East Indian Satinwood. Species: Sen Latin Name: Acanthopanax ricinofolius Origin: Asia Description: Color is creamy yellowish to light brown with narrow growth rings. The wood is often compared to Ash or Elm. Other names: Japanese Ash. Not to be confused with Tamo. Species: Sucupira Latin Name: Bowdichia Nitida Origin: South America Description: Heartwood dull chocolate to reddish brown, with striping; sharply demarcated from whitish sapwood. Luster low; texture coarse with harsh feel; grain irregular and interlocked; without distinctive odor or taste Species: Sumauma Latin Name: Ceiba Pentandra Gaertn Origin: S. America (Brazil) Description: Yellowish underlying color with contrasty leoparding figure. Species: Sycamore Latin Name: Acer Pseudoplatanus Origin: Europe Description: Grain is straight and some logs have mild to heavy figured fiddleback look. Other names: European Sycamore, English Sycamore, English Harewood, Harewood. Species: Tamo Latin Name: Fraxinus mandschurica Origin: Asia Description: Color is straw white to tannish brown. Pattern is straight but sometimes highly figured logs are called "peanut shell". Other names: Japanese Ash. Not to be confused with Sen. Species: Tchitola Latin Name: Oxystigma Oxyphyllum Origin: Africa Description: Color can range from pinkish-brown to reddish-brown. Sometimes dark lines give it a Walnut appearance. Species: Teak Latin Name: Tectona Grandis Origin: Asia (Thailand) Description: Color ranges from golden honey to darker brown. Some logs stay honey colored throughout and others have dark stripes. Sometimes logs are mottled or fiddleback. Other names: Burmese Teak Species: Teak, Brazilian Latin Name: Planchonella Pachycarpa Origin: South America Description: Called "Teak" as the color yellow-orange to brown emulates true Teak. Other names: Dark Goiabao Species: Thuya Burl Latin Name: Tetraclinis Articulata Origin: Africa Description: Dark color ranges from orange-brown to golden-brown with prominent burl patterns. Species: Tineo Latin Name: Weinmannia trichosperma Origin: South America Description: Color ranges brown-reddish to brown-greenish cast with strong veins of dark color that are black or dark violet. The wood itself is extremely hard. Special logs are mottled or fiddleback. Other names: Tineo, Tinel, Palo Santos, Indian Apple Species: Tulipwood Latin Name: Dalbergia Frutescens Origin: South America Description: Color is yellow with pink to red stripes. Favored as a contrasty inlay wood. Other names: Boise De Rose, Bahia Rosewood, Not to be confused with Liriodendron Tulipifera, the Tuliptree or Yellow American Poplar. Species: Walnut Burl Latin Name: Juglans Nigra Origin: North America Description: Color is gray brown to purplish brown. Common as a grafted tree to a European Walnut and also referred to as Grafted Walnut Burl. Species: Walnut Crotch, American Latin Name: Juglans nigra Origin: North America Description: Species: Walnut Crotch, European Latin Name: Juglans regia Origin: Europe Description: Light mousy gray to dark gray. Lighter than American or Circassian Walnut. Mainly small sizes, specially prized for decorative clock faces and jewelry boxes. Other names: Carpathian, Circassian, English, French, Italian, Persian & Turkish Walnut. Species: Walnut, American Latin Name: Juglans nigra Origin: North America Description: Color is grey brown to purplish brown. Mostly straight grained but occasionally figured. Other names: American Black Walnut, Virginia Walnut. Species: Walnut, European Latin Name: Juglans regia Origin: Europe Description: Light mousy gray to dark gray. Lighter than American or Circassian Walnut. Mainly small sizes, specially prized for decorative clock faces and jewelry boxes. Other names: Carpathian, Circassian, English, French, Italian, Persian & Turkish Walnut. Species: Wenge Latin Name: Millettia Laurentii Origin: Africa Description: Color is brown with fine black veining. Species: Wengelim Latin Name: Andira Inermis Origin: Brazil, South America Description: Standard color is yellowish brown to dark reddish brown heartwood with pale brown sap. Dyed chocolate brown. Is an excellent Wenge substitute. Species: Yew, English Latin Name: Taxus Baccata Origin: Europe Description: Color is red-brown to orange brown. The tiny brown knots are called "pepper". Knots and brown patches are very common in this wood. Species: Zebrawood Latin Name: Microberlinia brazzavill Origin: Africa Description: Color is light yellow with dark "zebra stripe" lines. Other names: Zebrano Loading…

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INCHES			METRIC
FRACTIONAL	DECIMAL	Thousandths	mm
.	0.0039	4	0.100
.	0.0079	8	0.200
.	0.0118	12	0.300
1/64	0.0156	16	0.397
.	0.0157	16	0.400
1/50	0.0197	20	0.500
1/42	0.0236	24	0.600
.	0.0276	28	0.700
1/32	0.0313	32	0.794
.	0.0315	32	0.800
1/28	0.0354	36	0.900
.	0.0394	40	1.000
.	0.0433	44	1.100
3/64	0.0469	47	1.191
.	0.0472	48	1.200
.	0.0512	52	1.300
.	0.0551	56	1.400
.	0.0591	60	1.500
1/16	0.0625	63	1.588
.	0.063	63	1.600
.	0.0669	67	1.700
.	0.0709	71	1.800
.	0.0748	75	1.900
5/64	0.0781	79	1.984
.	0.0787	79	2.000
.	0.0827	83	2.100
.	0.0866	87	2.200
.	0.0906	91	2.300
3/32	0.0938	94	2.381
.	0.0945	95	2.400
1/10	0.0984	99	2.500
7/64	0.1094	110	2.778
.	0.1181	119	3.000
1/8	0.125	125	3.175