V029 – KOTO VENEER

Pale pink to dark heartwood, quickly darkening to reddish brown. Aboudikro, which mainly comes from the Ivory Coast, is generally darker than wood from other growing areas. Blocks with numerous bark galls, color defects or water cracks are not suitable for veneer production.

It is used in the craft of carvers and sculptors. It is also very important as veneer and solid wood and in the construction of musical instruments (e.g. wind, plucked, and string instruments). In the veneer sector, Ebony is only used in the high-quality project, ship, and aircraft interior fittings due to its extravagant beauty and high price. Since each trunk has a different pattern, the products made with them are extremely individual and unique.

Walnut burl comes in many forms: from head veneer to half burl (cluster) to full burl, which is still one of the most expensive and sought-after veneers. Frequent cracks within the trunk.

Veneer wood has large dimensions compared to other European woods (60 cm diameter and more), furniture and parquet wood, chipboard, excellent bending wood (seating furniture), well suited for workbenches, good construction wood. One of the most common woods in Europe is produced as a veneer in steamed, white, and old white. Since the mid-1990s, beech has been a distinctly fashionable wood in the veneer and solid wood sector.