Architectural Wood Veneer Catalog

Khaya Mahogany swirl wood veneer heartwood varies from light golden red tones to deeper reds. This true African Mahogany veneer finishes beautifully and also has high luster.

Common Uses for Khaya Mahogany Swirl Wood Veneer: Aircraft, both acoustic and architectural panels, cabinetry, doors, millwork and furniture, as well as boat building.

Other Name(s): Khaya, African Mahogany.

The Tree: Typically reaches heights between 110-140 feet, sometimes reaching 180 feet and more. Trunk diameters generally between 3-6 feet.

A Little History: Khaya Mahogany is a true mahogany.

Region: Africa

Makore flat cut wood veneer varies from a lighter pink to bright red, as well as reddish-brown. Grain is straight, fine textured. Makore resembles African Mahogany (Khaya) but the texture is more fine. Sometimes called Cherry Mahogany or African Cherry, although Makore is not closely related to any of the species within the mahogany family.

Common Uses: Boat building and architectural panels, in addition to cabinetry, doors, flooring, furniture and musical instruments.

Other Names: Cherry Mahogany, African Cherry, Baku and Babu.

The Tree: Native to Africa, often reaching heights between 180-200 feet.

Region: Africa

Makore quarter cut wood veneer varies from a lighter pink to bright red, as well as reddish-brown. Grain is straight, fine textured. Resembles African Mahogany (Khaya) but the texture is more fine. Sometimes called Cherry Mahogany or African Cherry, although Makore is not closely related to any of the species within the mahogany family.

Common Uses: Boat building and architectural panels, in addition to cabinetry, doors, flooring, furniture and musical instruments.

Other Names: Cherry Mahogany, African Cherry, Baku and Babu.

The Tree: Native to Africa, often reaching heights between 180-200 feet.

Region: Africa

Figured Makore (block mottle) quarter cut wood veneer varies from a lighter pink to bright red, as well as reddish-brown. The grain has a pronounced appearance with block mottle figure. Block mottle is clearly visible with regular streaks running across the grain. Makore figured block mottle resembles African Mahogany (Khaya) but the texture is more fine. Sometimes called Cherry Mahogany or African Cherry, although Makore is not closely related to any of the species within the mahogany family.

Common Uses: Boat building and architectural panels, in addition to cabinetry, doors, flooring, furniture and musical instruments.

Other Names: Cherry Mahogany, African Cherry, Baku and Babu.

The Tree: Native to Africa, often reaching heights between 180-200 feet.

A Little History: “Makore butter” is popular in Africa as a cooking or seasoning oil and is often preferred to palm oil.

Region: Africa

Figured Makore (fiddleback) quarter cut wood veneer varies from a lighter pink to bright red, as well as reddish-brown. The grain has a pronounced appearance with fiddleback figure. Fiddleback is clearly visible with regular streaks running across the grain. Makore resembles African Mahogany (Khaya) but the texture is more fine. Sometimes called Cherry Mahogany or African Cherry, although Makore is not closely related to any of the species within the mahogany family.

Common Uses: Boat building and architectural panels, in addition to cabinetry, doors, flooring, furniture and musical instruments.

Other Names: Cherry Mahogany, African Cherry, Baku and Babu.

The Tree: Native to Africa, often reaching heights between 180-200 feet.

A Little History: “Makore butter” is popular in Africa as a cooking or seasoning oil and is often preferred to palm oil.

Region: Africa

Makore pommele wood veneer varies from a lighter pink to bright red, as well as reddish-brown. Pommele is a small- to medium-sized blister figure. Makore resembles African Mahogany (Khaya) but the texture is more fine. Sometimes called Cherry Mahogany or African Cherry, although Makore is not closely related to any of the species within the mahogany family.

Common Uses: Boat building and architectural panels, in addition to cabinetry, doors, flooring, furniture and musical instruments.

Other Names: Cherry Mahogany, African Cherry, Baku and Babu.

The Tree: Native to Africa, often reaching heights between 180-200 feet.

Region: Africa

Makore Realtec quarter cut wood veneer varies from a lighter pink to bright red, as well as reddish-brown. Fiddleback figure, heartwood varies from pinkish-red, to bright red to reddish-brown. Grain is straight, fine textured. Makore resembles African Mahogany (Khaya) but the texture is more fine. Sometimes called Cherry Mahogany or African Cherry, although Makore is not closely related to any of the species within the mahogany family.

Common Uses: Boat building and architectural panels, in addition to cabinetry, doors, flooring, furniture and musical instruments.

Other Names: Cherry Mahogany, African Cherry, Baku and Babu.

The Tree: Native to Africa, often reaching heights between 180-200 feet.

A Little History: “Makore butter” is popular in Africa as a cooking or seasoning oil and is often preferred to palm oil.

About Makore Realtec

Makore Realtec is natural veneer, embossed with figure. Both figure and color remain constant throughout large Realtec sequences. Logs that have the most valued natural figure, fiddleback, are very rare. With Realtec, you can have fiddleback in continuous supply in addition to consistent pricing. Exclusive: We are the only distributor of Realtec in the United States and Canada.

Region: Africa

Mamansia quarter cut wood veneer has a golden brown to dark brown heartwood, along with a straight to wavy grain. Also smooth, fine textured and lustrous.

Common Uses for Quarter Cut Mamansia Wood Veneer: Architectural panels, cabinetry, furniture and doors, as well as yacht and aircraft interiors.

Other Name(s): Blackwood.

The Tree: Normally reaches heights of 60 feet but can grow up 110 feet.

A Little History: Mamansia is native to Australia and is one of the finest woods from the continent for cabinetry.

Region: Australia & Oceana

Mango flat cut wood veneer heartwood is usually a golden brown with long stripes of pinkish hues. Has a fine to medium texture and can have figured patterns. Also has a good natural luster.

Common Uses for Flat Cut Mango Wood Veneer: Architectural panels, cabinetry, furniture and doors, as well as yacht and aircraft interiors.

Other Name(s): Manga, Manako.

The Tree: Mango is native from India eastward to the China Sea. Typically grows to heights of 80-100 feet with trunk diameters around 3-4 feet.

A Little History: Although Mango is known widely for its fruit, Mango trees also yield valuable and beautiful lumber. In fact, we also carry Mango live edge slabs in addition to veneer.

Region: Asia

Mansonia flat cut wood veneer heartwood tends to be reddish brown with darker streaks. Generally straight grained with coarse texture and low luster.

Region: Africa

Flat cut Maple veneer sapwood is usually a white to creamy white. The heartwood is also usually creamy white, sometimes with a light pink tinge. Straight grained, but sometimes wavy or curly; Maple veneer is also finely textured. This cut has a cathedral pattern.

Region: North America

Quarter cut Maple veneer sapwood is usually a white to creamy white. The heartwood is also usually creamy white, sometimes with a light pink tinge. Straight grained, but sometimes wavy or curly; Maple veneer is also finely textured.

Region: North America

Maple Birdseye wood veneer heartwood is reddish brown to a lighter golden yellow. Although Maple’s grain is usually straight and smooth, Birdseye can be combined with blister, quilt, fiddleback, or burl grain.

Region: North America

Maple Burl wood veneer heartwood is reddish brown to a lighter golden yellow. Clustered pockets of burl, mixed with occasional plain or muscled figure spots.

Region: North America

Maple Cluster wood veneer heartwood is reddish brown to a lighter golden yellow. Clustered pockets of burl, mixed with occasional plain or muscled figure spots.

Region: North America

Curly Maple wood veneer sapwood is white to creamy-white. Heartwood color varies from a creamy white to golden yellow, sometimes also with a pink tinge.

Region: North America

Quilted Maple wood veneer sapwood is white to creamy-white. Heartwood color varies from a creamy white to golden yellow, sometimes also with a pink tinge.

Region: North America

Innovative, eco-friendly, timeless.

We offer Maple Vtec in a flat cut grain, in addition to traditional Maple wood veneer. Maple Vtec flat cut is 100% wood. Also known as Flat Cut Maple Reconstituted or Flat Cut Maple Recon Veneer.

25″ x 99″ Sheet Product ID: 33856

Please note that this pattern is available in 50″ widths as well; a small processing fee is added for production. 

About Reconstituted Veneer

Flat cut Maple Recon veneer is made from Ayous, which is legally harvested with SCS certification, or from plantation grown Poplar or Basswood for close-grain patterns.

Years from now, you can match your original purchase in exact color, grain structure and pattern – an excellent choice when matching large quantities of desks, doors, paneling, and more. Our engineering process is also eco-friendly. We can replicate patterns (such as ebony or teak) from fast growth trees. You get the exquisite look of a unique veneer at an affordable price.

FSC® 100% available upon request for all patterns, subject to availability and possible extended lead times.

Region: Asia

Innovative, eco-friendly, timeless.

We offer Vtec Maple veneer in a quarter cut grain, in addition to traditional Maple wood veneer. Maple Vtec quarter cut is 100% wood. Also known as Quarter Cut Maple Reconstituted or Quarter Cut Maple Recon Veneer.

25″ x 99″ Sheet Product ID: 32292
25″ x 122″ Sheet Product ID: 32300
50″ x 99″ Sheet Product ID: 32244
50″ x 122″ Sheet Product ID: 33907

About Reconstituted Veneer

Quarter cut Vtec Maple veneer is made from Ayous, which is legally harvested with SCS certification, or from plantation grown Poplar or Basswood for close-grain patterns.

Years from now, you can match your original purchase in exact color, grain structure and pattern – an excellent choice when matching large quantities of desks, doors, paneling, and more. Our engineering process is also eco-friendly. We can replicate patterns (such as ebony or teak) from fast growth trees. You get the exquisite look of a unique veneer at an affordable price.

FSC® 100% available upon request for all patterns, subject to availability and possible extended lead times.

Region: Asia

Soft Wormy Maple wood veneer sapwood is white to creamy-white. Heartwood is red brown with brownish-gray, and sometimes black, striping. Great contrast, can be rustic. Staining associated with worm holes in the tree causes this striping, hence the name.

Region: North America

Mappa burl wood veneer is grayish-white to pale reddish-brown with a nice contrast from the beautiful burl figure. Also has coarse texture.

Common Uses for Mappa Burl Wood Veneer: Architectural panels, high end furniture, millwork, auto dashboard pieces, as well as both aircraft and yacht interiors.

Other Name(s): Commonly referred to as Poplar Burl.

The Tree: Reaches a height of about 110 feet, with trunk diameters usually around 3 feet in diameter.

Region: Europe

Marfim flat cut wood veneer heartwood is creamy white to pale yellow to yellow-brown. Interlocked to straight grain; also finely textured. At first glance, Marfim veneer looks very similar to Maple or Birch, however Marfim is harder and substantially more elastic.

Common Uses for Flat Cut Marfim Wood Veneer: Architectural panels, flooring, furniture and millwork; occasionally aircraft interiors.

Other Name(s): Sometimes called Ivorywood.

The Tree: Reaches a height of about 80 feet, with trunk diameters usually around 30 inches. Although Marfim is not a large tree, the bole is usually clear about 30 feet up.

A Little History: In native areas, Marfim is used for many of the same uses as domestic hard maple and birch here in the U.S.

Region: South America

Massaranduba flat cut wood veneer heartwood is a medium to dark reddish brown, sometimes with a purple cast. The grain is straight to interlocked or wavy. It also has a fine and consistent texture with a low natural luster.

Common Uses for Flat Cut Massaranduba Wood Veneer: Architectural panels, musical instruments, furniture and millwork, as well as aircraft and yacht interiors.

Other Name(s): Also known as Bulletwood.

The Tree: Reaches a height of about 100 feet, with trunk diameters usually around 4 feet.

A Little History: Massaranduba is very suitable for heavy construction purposes because of its strength, wear resistance and durability.

Region: South America

Meranti quarter cut wood veneer heartwood is medium to dark reddish-brown with white resin streaks. An interlocked grain is present while the texture is coarse.

Common Uses for Quarter Cut Meranti Wood Veneer: Panels, cabinetry, doors, furniture and millwork, as well as musical instruments.

Other Name(s): Asian Mahogany.

The Tree: Grows to heights of 200 feet, with straight trunks 3-6 feet in diameter above the buttress.

Region: Asia