Heartwood darkens from golden-yellow to orange-brown sometimes with darker streaks.The grain is straight to interlocked and sometimes wavy,producing a very attractive striped and mottled figure on quarter surfaces It has a medium texture.Polishes to an excellent finish.

Beech has a straight grain and fine,even texture.Stains well,and takes an excellent finish.It is available throughout central Europe and UK,also found in West Asia.Polishes to an excellent finish.

The groth rings are clearly marked by The heartwood is light brown in colour,with a pungent contrasting carlywood and dense latewood zones.The grain is usually straight.The texture is medium to fine.Polishes to a good finish.

Pink to reddish-brown,toning down with age.Has large rays which produces a silver-grain figure on quartered surfaces.Narrow lines of gum ducts may be present.Straight grained,except where fibers pass around the rays,and moderately coarse textured,but even.Polishes to a good finish.

AFRICAN MAHOGANY The heartwood colour varies from light to dark reddish-brown to deep,rich red.The grain is straight to interlocked.Flat sliced or sawn timber shows a prominent growth ring figure.The texture is medium to coarse and uniform.Dark colour gum or white deposits commonly occur in the pores and some times ripple marks are seen.Polishes to an excellent finish.

The colour of the heartwood varies from light reddish-brown to rich red,sometimes with a greyish tinge.The texture is fine with a silken lustre and the wood is straight grained.It is polished to a good finish.

Usually grey-brown with infiltrations of darker colouring irregularly distributed as streaks of smokey-brown.The grain is straight to wavy,with a rather coarse texture.The figured wood sometimes formsa well defined central core.The veneer polishes to a high finish.

The heartwood colour varies from pink-red to blood red and red-brown.The grain is often straight but many figured logs have a watered silk appearance,or a chequered mottle,sometimes with streaks of a darker colour.The surface is lustrous and the texture uniform and fine.Polishes to an excellent finish.

The heartwood has a medium to dark reddish-brown colour,characterised by a well-defined ribbon striped figure on quartered surfaces.Sometimes,when wavy grain is present,a very attractive fiddleback figure,roe figure or occasionally,beautiful mottled figure is obtained.The grain is interlocked or wavy and the texture fairly fine.Polishes to an excellent finish.

Beech has a straight grain and fine,even texture.Stains well,and takes an excellent finish.It is available throughout central Europe and UK,also found in West Asia.

Heartwood varies from light to deep reddish-brown.Grain straight to interlocked,moderately coarse textured to medium.Polished to an excellent finish.

The heartwood resembles other oaks with a biscuit to pink colour,but has a reddish tinge.Mostly straight grained and coarse textured.It can be stained and polished to a good finish.

Heartwood is grey-brown.sometimes tinged with red.Generally straight granined and coarse but even textured.It can be stained and polishes well.

Heartwood varies from rich red to reddish-brown,with a fine,straight,close grains with narrow brown pith flecks and small gum pockets,and with a smooth texture.It can be stained and takes an excellent polish.

The heartwood is alight golden-yellow with narrow veining or streaks of dark brown to almost black,giving the quartered surfaces a zebra-stripe appearance.The grain is interlocked or wavy.Zebrano has a coarse texture and a lustrous surface.Polish finishes well.

Heartwood darkens from golden-yellow to orange-brown sometimes with darker streaks.The grain is straight to interlocked and sometimes wavy,producing a very attractive striped and mottled figure on quarter surfaces It has a medium texture.Polishes to an excellent finish.

The heartwood colour varies from light golden-brown or pale pink,to reddish -brown marked with darker streaks.It also has a very wide sapwood which is straw coloured.The grain is straight to shallowly interlocked;the texture is moderately coarse and inclined to be woolly.It can polished to a good finish.

The wood is medium red-brown with lighter red to purple veining.The grain is straight or interlocked.In some logs the grain is very irregular and these are converted by peeling into rotary cut veneers called kevasingo.The texture is moderately coarse but even.Polishes to an excellent finish.

The true teak of Burma is a uniform golden-brown colour without markings,but most other teak is rich brown with darker chocolate-brown markings.Indian teak is wavy grained and mottled,but generally straight to wavy grained,coarse textured,uneven,oily to touch,and sometimes with a white glistening deposit.Stains well and takes a satisfactory finish.

The colour of the heartwood varies according to origin.Usually grey-brown with infiltrations of darker colouring irregularly distributed as streaks of smokey-brown.The grain is straight to wavy,with a rather coarse texture.The figured wood sometimes formsa well defined central core.The veneer polishes to a high finish.

Mid-yellow to chocolate brown coloured,with greyish black stripes.The grain is interlock and the texture moderately coarse.Polishes to an excellent finish.

The heartwood darkens upon exposure to deep orange-brown.The straight to interlocked grain produces a "rope"figure when radially cut.The texture is medium fine.(finer than teak without its oiliness)It will take excellent finish.

The heartwood is a light golden-yellow with narrow veining or streaks of dark brown to almost black.The grain is interlocked or wavy.It has a coarse texture and a lustrous surface.Polish finishes well.

The heartwood is olive-brown with lighter or darker streaks.The grain is straight to irregular with a low to medium lustre.The pores,appearing as fine yellow dots,or,on longitudinal surfaces as yellow lines.The material is fine textured and appears oily;fine ripple marks may be present.polish finishes well.

The colour of the heartwood varies from light reddish-brown to grey-brown with a pinkish hue,often veined with a redish stripe.The grain is straight to interlocked and the texture is fine and even.Polishes to a good finish.

Cream-white with a reddish tinge.Large trees may have dark brown heart.Usually Straight grained but sometimes curly or wavy.Fine brown lines give an attractive growth ring figure on plain sawn surfaces.Texture is fine and even.Polishes to a good finish.

Heartwood is cream to tan with a pinkish tinge.Generally with straight grain but sometimes wavy producing a mottled figure;quartered surfaces show? a growth ring figure.The wood is lustrous,with a cedar-like scent,and is siliceous.Texture is medium to coarse in lighter grades but fine textured in heavier grades.Takes a very good polish.

The heartwood is a rich dark brown to purplish-black,mostly straight grained,but with wavy or curly grain occasionally present.The texture is rather coarse.Polishes to a high finish.

White to creamy-white in colour with a natural lusture.Straight grained,but often curly or wavy producing the attractive fiddleback figure on quartered surfaces.The texture is fine and even,and sometimes quartered stock has a beautiful lacey figure due to conspicuous rays.Polishes excellently.

The wood is medium red-brown with lighter red to purple veining.The grain is straight or interlocked.In some logs the grain is very irregular and these are converted by peeling into rotary cut veneers called kevasingo.The texture is moderately coarse but even.Polishes to an excellent finish.

The heartwood is cream to pale tan coloured.In some logs,a dark brown to black heartwood is found which is strong and sound and sold as Olive Ash.The wood is tough,flexible and straight grained.The texture is coarse but even.The wood stains easily and can be brought to an excellent,smooth finish.

The clearly defined heartwood is dark brown,with very close,fine,almost black veins.The closely spaced whitish bands of parenchyma give the wood a most attractive appearance.It is fairly straight grained with a coarse texture.It can be polishes to a satisfactory finish.

From rose to dark purple-brown with darker purple-black lines terminating the groth zones.The grain is narrowly interlocked producing a ribbon grain figure;the texture uniform and moderately coarse,and the surface dull but with a fragrant scent.Polishes to an excellent finish.

Heartwood is cream to tan with a pinkish tinge.Generally with straight grain but sometimes wavy producing a mottled figure;quartered surfaces show a growth ring figure.The wood is lustrous,with a cedar-like scent,and is siliceous.Texture is medium to coarse in lighter grades but fine textured in heavier grades.Takes a very good polish.

The heartwood is lemon to greenish-yellow,yellow-brown,darkening in time.The wood has an intensive lustrous surface.Polishes well.

The heartwood is a dull redish-brown to dark chocolate-brown with light yellow paremchy mamarkings which are noticeable on quartered surfaces as a striped figure.The grain is interlocked,sometimes wavy or irregular and the texture is moderately coarse.Polishes to a good finish.

The heartwood is light brown in colour,with a pungent cedar odour.The groth rings are clearly marked by contrasting carlywood and dense latewood zones.The grain is usually straight.The texture is medium to fine.Polishes to a good finish.

The heartwood is a vivid blood red,toning down to dark purple-brown with red streaks upon exposure.The coarse texture.Polishes very well and an excellent finish is obtainable.

Creamy-white to pale yellow in colour,with a moderately fine and even texture.The grain is usually interlocked,giving a faint stripe on quartered surfaces but otherwise featureless.Polishes to a good finish.

The heartwood is alight golden-yellow with narrow veining or streaks of dark brown to almost black,giving the quartered surfaces a zebra-stripe appearance.The grain is interlocked or wavy.Zingana has a coarse texture and a lustrous surface.Polish finishes well.

The wood is yellowish to cream in colour.Generally sliced as true quarters which have a beautiful striped pattern.Since Satin wood also often has a bee's-wing mottle it is an extremely decorative wood which has been used for centuries in making high quality furniture.Surface finishing presents no difficulties.

Due to the unique growing pattern of this tree its wood provides a veneer pattern which is almost figured and,as a result,particularly attractive.Polished well.

Heartwood is grey-brown.sometimes tinged with red.Generally straight granined and coarse but even textured.It can be stained and polishes well.

The heartwood has a medium to dark reddish-brown colour,characterised by a well-defined ribbon striped figure on quartered surfaces.Sometimes,when wavy grain is present,a very attractive fiddleback figure,roe figure or occasionally,beautiful mottled figure is obtained.The grain is interlocked or wavy and the texture fairly fine.Polishes to an excellent finish.

Heartwood colour matures from pinkish-brown,with a straight to shallowly interlocked grain with a medium to coarse,compact texture.Polishes to a good finish.

Varies in colour from pale yellow-brown to biscuit with a pinkish tint,similar to European oak.Straight grain,with the characteristic silver grain on quartered material.Stains and polishes to a good finish.

The heartwood has a medium to dark reddish-brown colour,characterised by a well-defined ribbon striped figure on quartered surfaces.Sometimes,when wavy grain is present,a very attractive fiddleback figure,roe obtained.The grain is interlocked or wavy and the texture fairly fine.Polishes to an excellent finish.

Creamy-white to pale yellow in colour,with a moderately fine and even texture.The grain is usually interlocked,giving a faint stripe on quartered surfaces but otherwise featureless.Polishes to a good finish.

Sycamore is to be found all over Europe but very seldom as figured sycamore which occurs most frequently in England.The wood fibers are wavy which gives this species of wood its typical pattern.Machining is difficult,mainly because of the figure.Figured Sycamore is excellently suited for polishing & staining.

Dark brown to darkred-brown colour.Larch is very easy to work with all hand? and machine tools.The resin content? must be considered and washed out with wood soap when treating surfaces.Otherwise Larch is suitable for all finishes.

The colour of heartwood is orange-reddish to reddish-brown with a satin finish.Very good sliced veneer for faces.Cherry is a wood that can be treated very well by all methods Quick darkening is prevented by using light protective varnishes.

Grey wood with black lines.The most sought form has distinct figuring.Laurel can be worked well and cleanly with all tools.Planed surfaces have a silky luster finish.Laurel is extremely difficult to obtain because it can only be exported from India as Veneer.

Trees with usable log length of more than 5 M amd 30 CM in diameter are extremly rare.Loro Negro is the heaviest wood in the group comprising more than 250 different species.Sap wood is white yellowish,the heartwood dark brown with irregular deep black zones.Very decorative when used together with the light sapwood.The wood can be polished well to produce a good finish.

Extremely decorative through the alternating light and dark colouring.Due to the wild texture of the wood,the veneer pattern frequently has interesting light and dark colour compositions.Ash is suitable for all kinds of surface treatmet.

Differentiation must be made between the swirly part of the crotch and the actual crotch? zone in which the full curl,the so-called"feather",should be as straight as possible and show on the wood in one continous line.Lengths over 2 m are extremely rare.If finish well.

Lengths over 1 m very seldom,often open in the crotch.The wood is easy to work with all hand and machine tools.The direction of growth must be observed to prevent fiber pick-up.The very smooth wood takes all stains well.The wood polishes well when fillers are used.

The colour is light grey-brown to silver-brown.The wood produces a strong fnchel odor and as a result is not subject to insect attack.Very smooth surfaces are produces.

Dibetu is dominantly imported from tropical Africa.The wood is not cultured.Colour and texture light to dark brown.Partly dark grained;smooth surface.Polishes well.

Heart wood brown;pinkish brown to deep red brown;with dark purple or brown streaking;Sapwood rather wide,whitish;often with a pink tint;clearly demarcated.Texture medium to coarse;grain straight interlocked,or irregular,without characteristic odor or taste when dry.

Heartwood darkens from golden-yellow to orange-brown sometimes with darker streaks.The grain is straight to interlocked and sometimes wavy,producing a very attractive striped and mottled figure on quarter surfaces It has a medium texture.Polishes to an excellent finish.

Tree with dark brown to greyish brown bark.That is rough on old trees and white or brownish inside.

These are specially made veneers from bamboo.These are ecofriendly veneers.Surface is smooth finish.It will finishes well with any surface coating.

These are specially made veneers from bamboo.These are ecofriendly veneers.Surface is smooth finish.It will finishes well with any surface coating.

Coarse and open texture.Though the straight grain with fiddleback or curly figure is impressive.It's difficult to plane.Otherwise the wood responds to machining & hand tools with very little difficulty.The dark colouration arises naturally from smoke-treatment the wood in a smoke house.

The resinous heartwood is pale red-brown to brick red in colour with clearly marked annual rings.The wood is straight grained contains knots and has a fine uniform texture.The dark colouration arises naturally from smoke-treatment the wood in a smoke house.This veneer is specially cut to rough wood finish

This is a red-brown species with a straight but interlocking graine and uniquely patterned darker streaks.It is midweight wood one can easily work with using hand or power tools.It is part of the mahogany wood family but is also related to sapele wood veneer.The dark colouration arises naturally from smoke-treatment the wood in a smoke house.This veneer is specially cut to rough wood finish

The heartwood is alight golden-yellow with narrow veining or streaks of dark brown to almost black,giving the quartered surfaces a zebra-stripe appearance.The grain is interlocked or wavy.Microberlinia has a coarse texture and a lustrous surface.Polish finishes well.The dark colouration arises naturally from smoke-treatment the wood in a smoke house.This veneer is specially cut to rough wood finish

The oak veneer has an identical wood grain structure to the massive oak.The varnished surface however,is more homogeneous in it's texture and free of knots and fillers.The dark colouration arises naturally from smoke-treatment the wood in a smoke house.The surface is gently varnished with matte lacquer.This veneer is specially cut to rough wood finish

The heartwood resembles other oaks with a biscuit to pink colour,but has a reddish tinge.Mostly straight grained and coarse textured.It can be stained and polished to a good finish.The dark colouration arises naturally from smoke-treatment the wood in a smoke house.This veneer is specially cut to rough wood finish

The heart wood in this veneer is light brown in colour with unique mottled figure often described as "Peanut".Tamo is one of the most highly figured veneers available.It has a rolling figure similar to "Quil",but the shimmer is much stronger.This veneer is specially cut to rough wood finish

The true Tectona of Burma is a uniform golden-brown colour without markings,but most other teak is rich brown with darker chocolate-brown markings.Indian teak is wavy grained and mottled,but generally straight to wavy grained,coarse textured,uneven,oily to touch,and sometimes with a white glistening deposit.Stains well and takes a satisfactory finish.This veneer is specially cut to rough wood finish

The heartwood is a rich dark brown to purplish-black,mostly straight grained,but with wavy or curly grain occasionally present.The texture is rather coarse.Polishes to a high finish.This veneer is specially cut to rough wood finish

Walnut cluster veneers are those which are obtained from the bottom most part of walnut tree trunks,which grows underground.To obtain this valuable part of these trees the trunks must not be sawn above the ground but have to be dug out.A dark brown colour with many swirly cross figures,mottling & small expressive burls.This species is produce from the grafting of the Am.Black & the English Brown walnut,grown especially in the pacific Northwest.This veneer is specially cut to rough wood finish

This is a red-brown species with a straight but interlocking graine and uniquely patterned darker streaks.It is midweight wood one can easily work with using hand or power tools.It is part of the mahogany wood family but is also related to sapele wood veneer.This veneer is specially cut to rough wood finish

The clearly defined heartwood is dark brown,with very close, fine, almost black veins.The closely spaced whitish bands of parenchyma give the wood a most attractive appearance.It is fairly straight grained with a coarse texture.It can be polishes to a satisfactory finish.This veneer is specially cut to rough wood finish