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What are the different cuts of veneer available?
Note:
Any veneer on our site that is
not labeled with a cut is flat cut. |
 Flat
Cut/Plain Sliced:
The half log, or flitch, is mounted with the heart
side flat against the flitch table of the slicer and the slicing is done
parallel to a line through the center of the log. Cathedral and straight
grain patterns result. |
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 Quarter
Sawn:
The quarter log is mounted on the flitch table so
that the growth rings of the log strike the knife at approximately right
angles, producing a series of stripes. These stripes vary in width from
species to species. A natural distribution of ray flake is a
characteristic of this cut in red and white oak. |
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 Rift
Sawn:
The cut slices slightly across the medullary rays,
accentuating the vertical grain and minimizing the flake. Rift grain is
restricted to red and white oak. |
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 Rotary-Spliced:
This rotary cut allows for splice lines within the
sheet of veneer. |
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| Birdseye: Refers to the
small to large "eyes" of figure found throughout select sheets of Maple. |
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| Burls: Burls feature
swirling grain around clusters of dormant buds, rings or eyes. Available
in White Ash, Olive Ash, Carpathian Elm, Maple, Mappa, Myrtle and
Walnut. |
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| Curly: Contortions in
grain direction that reflect light differently create an appearance of
undulating waves known as curly grain. Most commonly available in Maple |
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| Flake: Varies in size
from "dash marks" to "stretch marks." Created when the pithrays are cut
across at an angle when slicing. Very common in Quartered Red and White
Oak. |
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| Pebble: "Snowflake" or
"button" look that occurs when large medullary rays are quartersawn.
Very common in Quartered Lacewood. |
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| Pommele: A dense
pattern of small rings enveloping one another. Often described as
looking like "suede" or "fur." Most commonly available as Sapele. |
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