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Curly maple Veneer Figured Anegre Veneer Figured Daniella Veneer
  • North American specie. The Maple logs show a blistered type curly grain that is very attractive.
  • Logs are always peeled to get the right figure effect. Therefore all veneers are crown in appearance.
  • RELIANCE VENEER hold selected stocks mainly for high class Furniture, Doors and Paneling.  
  • Logs originate from the West Coast of Africa from the Ivory Coast to Ghana.
  • Varying degrees of figure in Anegre are quite common from a light shimmer to a strong fiddleback.
  • Anegre Logs are quite small so the straight grain can be quite narrow in width. A figured quartering log is quite rare and would be used for a high quality paneling.
  • RELIANCE VENEER holds good stocks of Anegre Backing, Anegre Interior and selected logs of Figured Anegre panelling.
  • This specie is abundant accross West, Central and East Africa and is know under a multitude of different names such as Mozambique, Tropical olive, Hyedua, Ovankoland, Mutenye to name but a few.
  • Daniella is a decorative veneer with a nicely striped grain and warm colour.
  • Logs are available as crown or quartered and some logs can be heavily figured.
  • RELIANCE VENEER holds good stocks in furniture, door and panelling. 
Figured Etimoe Veneer Figured Mahogany Figured Oak Veneer
  • Etimoe Logs originate from the West Coast of Africa.
  • Logs are fairly large and quartering material is readily available.
  • Etimoe veneer is often figured and with a deep browny- red colour is a warm and attractive wood.
  • The veneer is available in Crown and Quarter cut.
  • RELIANCE VENEER keep selected logs of Figured Etimoe Veneer in Panel length.
  • Logs originate from the West Coast of Africa from the Ivory Coast down to Ghana
  • There are many figured redwood species but Khaya Mahogany is probably the rarest to find in a strong Fiddleback.
  • Logs are always quartered to maximise the figuring and the figure will vary from a light "bees Wing" to a medium strong Fiddleback.
  • Large logs are available and panel length veneer is common.
  • RELIANCE VENEER holds large stocks of Figured Mahogany and we currently hold in excess of 25,000m2 in panel length veneer.
  • Figured logs are usually found to have a broad fiddleback giving an attractive appearance.
  • Available in Crown and Quarter cut for Furniture, Door and Panelling.
  • RELIANCE VENEER holds selected high end stocks.
Figured Ofram Veneer Figured Sapele Veneer Figured Sycamore Veneer
  • Also known as Limba, Afare and Frake this West African specie is highly decorative. 
  • Large logs are available for Crown and Quarter cut veneers mainly in Door and Paneling lengths.
  • RELIANCE VENEER keeps selected logs of high end Figured Offram in Panel Length.
  • Sapele Logs originate from the West Coast of Africa.
  • Logs are fairly large and quartering material is readily available.
  • Sapele veneer is rarely figured and with a deep browny- red colour is a warm and attractive wood.
  • The veneer is available in Crown and Quarter cut although the figure is more pronounced in quarter cut veneer.
  • The figure can vary from a slight shimmer or "Bees Wing"to a strong fiddleback.
  • RELIANCE VENEER keep selected logs of Figured Sapele Veneer in Panel length.
  • The best Figured Sycamore comes from the North of England/ Scotland.
  • Logs are now rarely of quartering size but can be converted to maximise the straight grain yield of a log.
  • The production of veneer takes place in the winter/ cold months to keep the best white colour.
  • RELIANCE VENEER has been slicing Figured Sycamore for over 60 years and is a firm speciality of ours and we hold considerable stocks in Furniture, Door and Panel length.
Figured Willow Veneer Sapele Pommele Veneer Tamo ash veneer
  • This European specie is fast growing and will grow just about anywhere. 
  • Most often it has a rather bland grain, but occasionally it can have a very attractive figure.
  • RELIANCE VENEER hold good stocks in both door and panel length.

  • The French word Pommele is derived from the word Pomme, translated into English as apple.It is meant to describe the apple shaped effect of the figure. A heavily Pommeled log will show a three dimensional effect of the veneer to create a truly unique and dense pattern.
  • Logs originate from the West Coast of Africa and can Pommele logs can be very large
  • The veneer is always peeled to maximise the figured effect.
  • Many different types of figure pass as Pommele such as Drape, blistered, peanut shell and quilted.
  • RELIANCE VENEER hold good stocks of Sapele Pommele 
  • Very unusual grain pattern among wood veneers. 
  • Tamo Ash is predominantly found on the Northern Japanese Island of Hokkaido.
  • It seems the very cold weather in winter coupled with strong winds give the grain a blistering effect that looks almost three dimensional.
  • Most logs will only have a portion that has the figuring whilst the rest of the log will be just plain Japanese ash.
  • RELIANCE VENEER hold major high end stocks of Tamo ash in Furniture, doors and paneling.