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