The figuring of Anegre is very pronounced and beautiful.  Anegre is used for high quality purposes. It is a special wood for printing and dyeing. Surface treatment is possible by all the usual methods but white patches can appear on the surface as a result of calcium deposits. There is no great difficulty in drying cut lumber. The wood should be dried as soon as possible after cutting to prevent blue stain.

Origin: West Africa

Ash is suitable for all types of surface finishes and colored stains are used in particular. Good veneer wood for furniture and interior decoration. Much sought after are logs without or with a small brown heart because only the “natural” white ash or lightly stained colors are considered to be high quality furniture wood.  The surfaces are very smooth.

Origin: AMERICA

Ash is suitable for all types of surface finishes and colored stains are used in particular. Good veneer wood for furniture and interior decoration. Much sought after are logs without or with a small brown heart because only the “natural” white ash or lightly stained colors are considered to be high quality furniture wood.  The surfaces are very smooth.

Origin: AMERICA

For veneer, compared with other European species Beech is large in dimension. Beech is used for furniture, parquet flooring and chipboard and is excellently suited for bending (seating furniture).Beech also is well-suited for work benches as well as being good construction lumber. Any type of surface finish can be applied to Beech. It takes stains and lacquers very well.

Origin: Europe

Bubinga is used for higher quality architectural woodwork and mass-produced furniture, paneling and parquet flooring. The wood is suitable for any type of varnish or polish treatment.  To achieve the required grain Bubinga is either true quarter cut (rather plain) or rotary cut eccentrically (colorful). No special consideration is necessary during jointing and glue joints can be easily produced.

Origin:  Africa

Occurs Ln lndLa through Burma to Thalland and VLetnam. Best known countrLes for hLgh qualLty logs are Burma and Thalland. Due to the heavy demand Ln the sixtLes, sevenhes and dghhes the forest stands were heavlly exploLted whLch has had a strong negahve ejfect on the qualLty today. Exact sortLng as a result of state-control-led seULng possLble, espedaUy Ln Burma. Today often grown Ln plantahons although of queshonable qualLty. Teak numbers amongst the oldest commerdal lumbers. Due to Lts resLstance to f ungL and Lnsect Lnfestahon Ldeal for shLp-buLldLng.

Jatoba is mainly used as parquet wood and less often as furniture wood in the series furniture production. Ideal also for terrace wood due to its good resistance to fungal disease and insect infestation. The veneer business distinguishes between the more light brown and the more reddish types and uses one or the other color, but not mixed together.

Origin: Central and South America, Antilles

Excellent and very exclusive veneer wood for the furniture industry and interior fixtures. The Cherry used and sought for the wood working industry is not cultivated in the garden but is the wild growing tree occurring in forest stands. It grows generally alone in mixed stands. It is one of the most beautiful known furniture wood species. Because of its texture and pores Cherry is excellently suited for polishing.

Origin: AMERICA

Figured Sycamore veneers are mostly produced for the American and Asian markets. Figured Sycamore is excellently suited for polishing and staining. The wood fibres are wavy which gives this species of wood its typical pattern. Varnishes resistant to UV rays are recommended to prevent premature yellowing. The wood has a great tendency to check and warp. Color changes can occur if dried improperly.

Origin:  North america & Europe

Hard Maple is one of the most used furniture woods in USA.  It can be easily stained and can be surface-treated with any finish with no difficulty. Glue joints hold well and pre-drilled joints preferred over nail joints. Apart from its use as wood also significant as the source of maple syrup.        Special forms of Hard Maple are the Curly Maple, Quilted Maple, Fiddleback Maple and the Birdseye Maple.

Origin: North America

Bastern area of North America, from Newfoundland to the Gulf of Mexico. Exploited commercially mainly in the north of the USA. Apart from its use as wood also significant as the source of maple Special forms of Hard Maple are the Curly Maple, Quilted Maple, Piddleback Maple and the Birdseye Maple.

Iroko is native to the tropical, semi-deciduous rain forests and tropical, humid, rain-green forests. The consistently yellowish brown wood is not very decorative, however, has good dimensions and widths. Very resistant to pest-infestation, however, as opposed to real teak, not entirely.

Origin: West, Central and East Africa

Red Oak is used for facing in the furniture and door industries and as construction wood. Unlike in White Oak, Red Oak wood is not suitable for staves due to its open pores. Only very good logs are used for slicing, others are peeled. The color is light reddish to dark red. Compared with White Oak it is considerably larger in diameter and cleaner. Surface treatments present no problems.

Origin: AMERICA & North America

Red Oak is also used for facing in the furniture and door industries and as construction wood. Unlike in White Oak, Red Oak wood is not suitable for staves due to its open pores. The color is light reddish to dark red. Compared with White Oak it is considerably larger in diameter and cleaner. Knife stain can very easily occur when slicing since the wood contains more tannic acid than found in White Oak and the water flow is facilitated by the open pores. Red Oak can be quickly and cleanly worked with all the usual tools.

Oak Saw cut/Rough cut wood veneer is the result from slLdng wood wLth an engLneered saw or blade wLth markLngs. Thi.s process creates a texture on the wood veneer as if Lt were solLd lumber, resultlng Ln a rustle, rough sawn lumber appearance.
The Rough Cut Oak LS the peefect veneer if lookLng to add
that texture to a wood veneer project. UsLng a spedal cutlng process, normal slLced Oak LS taken and then gLven the rough cut lLnes gLvLng the veneer a more rustle fed

West, Central and East AfrLca, LLberLa, lvory Coast, Ghana, NLgerLa, Cameroon, Gabon, Congo, Angola, ZaLre and Uganda. SlLced veneer forfaces,fun1Lture, pandLng, parquetJl-oorLng, doors, pLanos and conshuchon lumber.
Weak pLnk to dark red heartwood, quLckly darkenLng to a red brown Ln hme. AboudLkro-Sapde, whLch generally grows along the lvory Coast, normally LS darker than the wood from other growLng areas.

Sapele is used as sliced veneer for faces, furniture, paneling, parquet flooring, doors, pianos and construction lumber. Only irregular fiber grains make it difficult to produce smooth surfaces. The wood takes well to stains, varnishes and polishes. No difficulty to produce joints with glue, screws and nails, all of which are durable.

Origin:  Africa

Sycamore is to be found all over Europe but very seldom as Figured Sycamore. The wood is almost white. The veneer must be dried soon after slicing otherwise it will turn yellow under the influence of light and air.  Generally used for all wood products where particular importance is attached to the white color. Heart discoloration is possible but since the logs normally have large diameters this is not such a problem.

Origin: North america & Europe

Best known felling areas for high quality veneer wood are the Eastern States in the USA with Delaware in the east, New York in the north, Iowa in the west and Kentucky in the south with the main centre in Ohio and Indiana. As a general rule American Walnut mostly grows in mixed forests. Due to its high strength and elasticity suitable also for production of chairs and seats. Used especially for gunstocks and aircraft propellers. Traditional wood for upright and grand piano making.. Origin:  North america & Europe

Wenge is a valuable veneer wood, specially used as slicing wood for face veneer with close veins. Architectural wood for furniture, paneling and parquet flooring, construction lumber. Generally cut half round on the staylog. The heartwood is most resistant to fungi, insect attack and the weather. Best suitable are DD and PU varnishes at a wood moisture content not in excess of 12 %.

Origin: Africa

The White Oak can be used universally in all branches of the wood working industry because it is most resistant to external influences. That is why it is held esteem in the veneer and lumber trades due to its expressive texture. All surface treatments are easy to apply and the wood is particularly suitable for rustic staining. The gluing properties are satisfactory.

Origin:  North America

The White Oak can be used universally in all branches of the wood working industry because it is most resistant to external influences. That is why it is held esteem in the veneer and lumber trades due to its expressive texture. All surface treatments are easy to apply and the wood is particularly suitable for rustic staining. The gluing properties are satisfactory.