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Table of
Contents

Glossary
Units & Measurements
Species Guide
Grading Guidelines

Hardwood Veneers
Veneer Cuts
Veneer Matching

Technical

Species Guide

Domestic

Common Name
Botanical Name
Origin
Alder Alnus rubra Pacific Northwest
Click for more info on Ash Ash, Hermitage Fraxinus nigra USA, Canada
Basswood Tilia americana USA
Beech Fagus grandifolia USA
Birch Betula alleghaniensis USA, Canada
Cedar, Red Juniperus virginiana USA, Canada
Cherry Prunus serotina USA
Cypress Cupresses lindeyi USA, Canada
Elm Ulmus Rubra USA, Canada
Gum Liquidamber styraciflua USA, Mexico, Central America
Hickory Carya spp. USA
Maple, Hard White Acer saccharum USA
Maple, Soft Acer Macrophyllum USA
Oak, Red Quercus rubra USA, Canada, Europe
Oak, White Quercus alba USA, Canada
Poplar Liriodendrom tulipifera USA, Canada
Redwood Sequoia semprevirens USA
Walnut, Claro Juglans nigra USA
       

Exotic

Common Name
Botanical Name
Origin
Afzelia Afzelia, spp Africa
Bocote Cordia alliodora Mexico, Central America
Jelutong Dyera costulata Malaysia, Borneo, Sumatra
Louro Anniba, spp Guianas, Amazon Region, Pacific Coast of Colombia
Pacific Kwila Intsia bijuga Malaysia, Indonesia
Paulownia Paulowinia tomentosa USA, China
Port Orford Cedar Chamaecyparis lawsoniana USA, Japan, Taiwan
Shibadan Aspidosperma album Guyana