167 Wood Grain Veneer Samples

A collection of 167 fine, rare and exotic natural wood Veneers and Burrs from all parts of the world.

I was lucky enough to be gifted a book containing physical veneers of all these different wood species. Such a fantastic gift as I have searched for such a resource for years and have struggled to find any reasonable example of non-standard wood grains. Hence, I thought I would share them with you, so that we might all benefit from it.

The book is many years old, so some species may no longer be available, or might commonly be known as different names.

Wood Grain Catalogue

Wood Grains Library

1. ABELE England
2. ABURA Gold Coast
3. AFARA W. Africa
4. AFROMOSIA W. Africa
5. AGBA Nigeria
6. ALMONDWOOD CHICKRASSY Burma
7. ANTIARIS Africa
8. ASH, Plain Europe
9. ASH, Figured Europe
10. ASH, Mottled Europe
11. ASPEN Europe
12. AVODIRE Gold Coast
13. AVODIRE Gold Coast
14. AYAN / NIGERIAN SATINWOOD W. Africa
15. BEECH Europe
16. BERLINIA W. Africa
17. BETULA Canada
18. BIRCH, Ice Sweden
19. BIRCH, Flame Europe
20. BIRCH, Masur Finland
21. B/EYE MAPLE Canada
22. B/EYE MAPLE, Weathered Canada
23. B/EYE MAPLE ,Quilted Canada
24. BLACKBEAN Australia
25. BLACKWOOD Australia
26. BROWN OAK England
27. BUBINGA W. Africa
28. CANARIUM W. Africa
29. CANELLA Brazil
30. CEDARWOOD Africa
31. CEDAR OF LEBANON Lebanon
32. CHERRY MAHOGANY / MAKORE W. Africa
33. CHERRY Nigeria
34. CHESTNUT, Sweet England
35. CHESTNUT, Horse England
36. COROMANDEL Celebes
37. COUBARIL W. Indies
38. CUDGERIE Australia
39. DARK MANSONIA W. Africa
40. ELM England
41. EUCALYPTUS
Australia
42. FRUIT CHERRY
Europe
43. FRENCH POPLAR
France
44. GABOON W. Africa
45. GOLDEN PEROBA Brazil
46. GREYWOOD BIRDS EYE N. America*
47. GUAREA W. Africa
48. HAREWOOD, Light England*
49. HAREWOOD, Dark England*
50. HAREWOOD, Slate England*
51. HOLLY England
52. IMBUYA Brazil
53. INDIAN SILVER GREYWOOD India
54. IROKO Africa
55. JARRAH Australia
56. KEVASINGO W. Africa
57. KUSSIA / OPEPE W. Africa
58. LACEWOOD Europe
59. LACEWOOD, Grey Europe*
60. LARCH Europe
61. LAUAN / RED MERANTI Philippines
62. LAUREL India
63. LIME Europe
64. MACASSAR, Ebony Dutch E. Indies
65. MAHOGANY Africa
66. MAHOGANY, Roe Africa
67. MAHOGANY, Blistered Africa
68. GOLD COAST Gold Coast
69. HONDURAS Honduras
70. PENCIL STRIPE W. Africa
71. POMMELLE W. Africa
72. SAPELE W. Africa
73. SERAYA Africa
74. MAKORE, Figured W. Africa
75. MAPLE Canada
76. MAPLE, Figured Canada
77. MAPLE, Queensland Canada
78. MAPLE, Quilted Canada
79. MOIREE Europe
80. MOVINGUE AYAN Nigeria
81. MYRTLE California
82. NIPPONIA ASH Japan
83. OAK, Plain
Europe
84. OAK, Figured
Europe
85. OAK, Silky Australia
86. OBECHE Nigeria
87. OEIL VERMEIL S. America
88. OLIVE ASH, Stripley Europe
89. OLIVE ASH, Figured Europe
90. OLIVE ASH, Mottled
Europe
91. OLON
Belgian Congo
92. PADAUK, African Africa
93. PASAUK, Andaman Andaman Isles
94. PADAUK, Burma Burma
95. PALDAO Southeast Asia
96. PAU ROSA W. Africa
97. PINK PEAR England
98. PLANETREE England
99. PRIMA VERA Central America
100. PURPLEHEART British Guiana
101. ROSEWOOD, Bombay India
102. ROSEWOOD, Rio Brazil
103. ROSA PEROBA Brazil
104. SATINWOOD, Figured E. Indies
105. SYCAMORE, Plain England
106. SYCAMORE, Weathered England
107. SYCAMORE, Fiddleback England
108. SYCAMORE, Stainey England
109. SYCAMORE, Curly England
110. TEAK Burma
111. TCHITOLA W. Africa
112. TCHITOLA, Figured W. Africa
113. TOLA W. Africa
114. WALNUT, Sap Europe
115. WALNUT, African Nigeria
116. WALNUT, Black American America
117. WALNUT, Black Charbonier France
118. WALNUT, English England
119. WALNUT, French France
120. WALNUT, Italian Italy
121. WALNUT, New Guinea New Guinea
122. WALNUT, Persian Iran
123. WALNUT, Queensland Australia
124. WALNUT, Satin America
125. WALNUT, Striped Europe
126. WILLOW England
127. YELLOW PEAR England
128. YEW
 England
129. ZEBRANO
W. Africa
130. ZEBRANOMONA
W. Africa
151. BELLA ROSA S. America
152. BOG OAK Ireland
153. CAPOMO Africa
154. CEDAR, Port Orford America
155. EBIARA W. Africa
156. KALI Gold Coast
157. RED BIRCH New Zealand
158. SAFUKULA Africa
159. TOBROOS Brazil
160. TOCHI Japan
161. TREE OF HEAVEN China
162. TULIPWOOD Brazil
166. WENGE Africa

BURRS

131. ACACIA England
132. AMBOYNA E. Indies
133. WALNUT, American America
134. ASH Europe
135. OAK, Brown Pollard England
136. CHERRY Europe
137. WALNUT, Circassian Europe
138. ELM Europe
139. EUCALYPTUS Australia
140. WALNUT, French France
141. CHERRY, Fruit Europe
142. LACEWOOD Europe
143. MADRONA N. America
144. MAIDU Africa
145. MAPLE Canada
146. MYRTLE California
147. OAK England
148. ASH, Olive Europe
149. THUYA Morocco
150. VAVONA, Sequoi America
163. CHESTNUT England
164. MAPLE CLUSTER N. America
165. SYCAMORE England

DYED VENEER

167. Colored Veneers

* Denotes veneers which have been chemically treated.

Original Table of Contents for Marquetry Veneer Album is visible here.

Wood Grain Examples