Veneer Slicing Quick Reference Guide

Veneer Slicing Quick Reference Guide
5 KEYS
TO VENEER
SELECTION
1) COLOR: Light,
Dark, Golden, Brown,
Red or somewhere in
between. Helps
determine species.
Rotary Sliced
Rotary
Slip Match
Book Match
Plain Sliced Includes Qts.
Plain(Flat)
Slip Match w/Knot
Book Match w/Knot
Quarter Sliced
Quartered
Slip Match
Book Match
True Quarter
Slip Match
Book Match
2) CUT: Rotary, Plain,
Quartered.
3) FIGURE: Character
of light reflection.
Heavy, Light,
Fiddleback, Pomele,
Birdseye, Curly, Block,
Beeswing.
4) QUANTITY:
Rough estimate of
square footage.
Note: 3/1 waste
factor when
calculating raw
veneer to net panel.
True Quarter Sliced
5) LENGTH: Very
Important - Longest
length of panel
needed on project.
Average length of
veneer is ten feet,
but varies by species.
contact:
Joseph Vaca
Design Workshops
486 Lesser Street
Oakland, CA 94601
t: 510.434.0727
f: 510.434.0409
m: 510.774.0214
e: jvaca@design-workshops.com
RIFT CUT OAK ONLY
Rift Red Oak
Qtrd. Oak Flake
(Medullary rays)
Shadow
Reflection
Cell
Cluster
Bisected angled cells may cause
"Barber Poling" effect when certain
species are book matched.
TIGHT
LOOSE
Anegre, Qt., Figured,
Book Match
Magnified blade slicing wet log,
veneer curves, creates tight and
loose grain sides=color variation.