Berkshire Veneer Company - products

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Inventory of Flitch stock

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Ebony, Macassar: East Indies. Dark brown and black with some lighter streaks. Quartered and straight! $5.00-6.50.

Fir, Douglas: Pacific Northwestern USA and into Canada. Light colored, similar to pine. In high-end veneers, it's usually quartered and is a nice even grained species. Extremely linear.
$0.50-0.75.

Harewood: See Sycamore, English.

Hickory: Eastern U.S. White sapwood and light brown to reddish brown heartwood. Coarser textured grain, but a truly lovely example of an underrated panel and furniture species. $0.70-0.90.

Khaya or African Mahogany: Africa. Medium brown/burgundy colored, usually cut on the quarter, but is available in plain sliced as well. Quarters can have ribbon stripe effect caused by interlocked grain. A higher than average yielding species. $0.75-1.00.

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Lacewood: South America. Pinkish red to flesh colored. Quartered to produce small to large flake/medullary ray pattern. The size of these can and will change, so use caution with this species. $1.00-1.50.

Limba: Western Africa. Also called Frake or Korina. A grainy wood with yellow sap and brown to tan heartwood. Often plain, but can be fiddleback. $1.00-2.00.

Madrone: Pacific Northwestern USA/Canada. Plain sliced and quartered, a poor man's Swiss Pearwood. Limited supply. Please call.

Mahogany, South American or Honduran: South America. Being raised a notch to Appendix II from III on the CITES (Convention on International Trade in endangered Species of Fauna and Flora) list has brought attention to this under appreciated species. This status creates the need for reliable documentation and permits to be obtained in order to import this veneer. It'll officially be raised November 15, 2003. Rich red/brown color and excellent dimensions make this a "no brainer". Excellent yield in quarters and plain sliced. $1.00-1.50.

Mahogany, Cuban: Unfortunately, this one goes under the "yeah, right" category. Can't get it…if you have some to sell, be sure to let us know!

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Makore: West Africa. Quartered. Mahogany/burgundy colored. Figured with either block-mottling or fiddleback. $0.75-2.50 or more for super examples of fiddleback.

Maple, Hard: North America. White sapwood is the ultimate in this domestic species. Minimal sugar and mineral streaks and excellent grain pattern are our criteria. $0.80-1.25.

Maple, Birdseye: North America. Exceptional eye content with little or no mineral streaks. Widths and lengths vary, so have your dimensions ready for the best savings. $2.00-6.50.

Maple, Quilted: Pacific Northwest. Actually in the Soft Maple family. What can you say? Looks like maple that's…well…quilted. Awfully pretty indeed. Due to its extreme rarity it ought to command ten times the price of Birdseye but it doesn't. We buy only the best flitches or we don’t buy it. $6.00-10.00.

Maple, Big Leaf Fiddleback: Quartered, Figured. Pacific Northwest. You won't believe your eyes when you see the figure in these quarters. Much more dynamic than the Eastern Hard Maple quarters. But, as it is a different species, don't be surprised if it doesn't match Hard Maple lumber. Either buy Hard Maple to match or use Big-Leaf and celebrate the contrast. $0.75-2.00.