We are now on our 6th page of veneer descriptions. This page
will list veneers from J to L (numbers 61 - 72 in our listings). Once again I
will be making some use of Bill Lincoln's superb descriptions of veneers that
were available in the 1950's but which are virtually unobtainable these days.
Bill's descriptions, as I previously said, were written in the 1950's, so they
were contemporary with the veneers available at that time.Okay, on with the next twelve veneers:
61/. JARRAH: Eucalyptus Marginata. Originates
from Western Australia. This is a reasonably fine grained orange / brown
coloured veneer. It has a slightly wide striped effect. It could be used to
depict buildings.
62/. JELUTONG: Dyera Spp. This veneer comes from
Malaya. It has a deep yellow colour tending almost towards a straw hue. It shows
a nice linear colouring across it's surface. Somewhat similar in appearance to
Balsa.
63/. KEVASINGO: Copafeira Spp. Brachystegia Spp.
This is actually rotary cut Bubinga. It originates from West Africa. It has a
strong red chocolate colour with some very pleasant figuring. Could be well used
for foliage effects.
64/. KHAYA: Khaya Spp. A West African veneer
also known as African Mahogany. It is a golden / orange with pronounced dark
graining. It varies from deep to light gold in a smooth graduated manner.
65/. KINGWOOD: Dalbergia Cearensis. This veneer
which originates from Brazil is also known as Violette. It has a mauve / brown
colour that merges to an almost black colour. Very useful for cross banding.
66/. KOTO: Pterygota Bequaertii. Kefe. Awari.
Nigeria. It has a light golden / biscuit colour. It is fine grained, rather
similar to Obeche.
67/. LABURNUM: Laburnum Vulgare. A European
veneer. You will find this veneer has a golden / green colouring with some
prominent figuring. It could be used to make some interesting sky or water
effects.
68/. LACEWOOD: Platanus Acerifolia. (Quarter sawn
Planetree) Another European veneer.
This is an orange pink,
fairly hard veneer. It is quarter cut London plane tree, with pronounced
medullary ray figure, and is an indispensable veneer for every marquetry artist
and craftsman. It can be used for pebbled roads, pathways, stonework and rock
formations, and also to resemble granite. When chemically treated as a harewood
(it is then known as grey lacewood) it is even more effective for stonework.
69/. LARCH: Larix Decidua. And yet another
European veneer. This
veneer is often described as Golden Larch, this is actually a soft wood and
varies from gold to light brown in hue. It is available as crown cut veneer with
a wild pronounced heart figure and stripy towards the edges. It has a medium to
coarse texture and is rather brittle and crumbly to cut. It is a moderately
priced veneer that is widely used for wall panelling. The right piece can make a
grand sky, drapery, mid distance fields, foregrounds, sandy foreshores and
wooden subjects.
70/. LAUREL: Laurus Nobilis. Prunus Laurocerasus.
A further European veneer. Also originates from India and Burma where it's
Latin name is Terminalia alata. It has a deep / dark brownish colouring.
It is a difficult veneer to cut as it is a rather hard wood. Be very careful
with any splinters from this wood as they are very poisonous, also be careful
when sanding this veneer and try to avoid breathing in sanding dust, wear a mask
when sanding this veneer for your own safety.
71/. LAUREL INDIAN: Terminalia Tomentosa.
Obviously originates from India as it's name would suggest. Safety
considerations apply as with Laurel above.
72/. LAURO PRETO: Cordia Alliodera & Spp. Canalete.
Canela. Cyp or Cypre. A South American veneer. It has a very dark chocolate
/ brown colouring with a pronounced darker figuring. It could be used to very
good effect to depict a thatched roof.
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There were another fair few obscure veneers in this pages'
listings which you may find difficult to obtain these days, but again, I have
included them for your reference purposes. Do make sure you observe the safety
warnings associated with the Laurel family of veneers, even the dust occurring
from sanding those veneers could cause you health problems, so make sure you
wear a mask when working with them. I will add the next twelve veneer
descriptions in a future update to this site, until then, please do enjoy your
marquetry. Thanks to all of you for kind and friendly comments on my veneer
description pages,
thanks, Roy.
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