Timber Veneers - Imported
Timber Veneers – Imported – Have you seen our extensive imported timber veneer range? Our stock includes veneers from species grown all over the world. You’ll see gorgeous Silky Walnut from Papua New Guinea, with its distinctive striped appearance. We have African Sapele which is a great substitute for Mahogany. There is Rimu from New Zealand with its beautiful wood grain. We also have Maple with its many grain features such as flame, quilted, curly and fiddleback. Are you looking for Teak veneer or American Cherry or Walnut? How about Mahogany, Oak or even Zebrano with its zebra-like appearance? We also have, in limited supply, rare Brazilian Rosewood with its incredibly vibrant colours. Have a look at the Timber Veneers – Imported category in our online store. We are continually adding to our stock. You’re sure to find what you’re looking for.
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African Assorted Timber Veneer (6)
Assorted African Timber Veneers including African Oak and African Walnut.View Products »
American Walnut Timber Veneer (7)
American Walnut Timber Veneer – American Walnut (Juglans nigra) is found in North America and Canada. It is one of the true Walnut trees and can reach a height of 30-45m. Its sapwood colour is almost white. Its heartwood is a light brown which matures to a rich, dark chocolate-brown to black colour. Occasionally it can be streaked with purple. The grain is usually straight but can sometimes be wavy or curly.View Products »
Ash Timber Veneer (7)
Ash Timber Veneer – The Ash tree (Fraxinus) occurs widely in northern temperate regions. It is important commercially in Europe, North America and Japan. Typically, it grows up to 20-35m high with a trunk diameter of up to 1m. The sapwood of Ash is generally pale to almost white in colour. The heartwood ranges in colour from greyish brown to light brown. It has a conspicuous growth ring figure and is usually straight grained. Occasionally it's decorative appearance is enhanced by a wavy grain.View Products »
Beech Timber Veneer (9)
Beech timber veneer is a pale cream to pinkish-brown colour. There is a conspicuous growth ring figure on rotary cut veneer. When quarter-sawn, there is a characteristic fleck due to its medium sized rays. It is typically straight grained with a fine, even texture.View Products »
Birch Timber Veneer (4)
Birch Timber Veneer - Birch (Betula) is a native of Europe, Northern America and Northern Asia. It is a common tree, growing to around 18-21m in height and up to 1m in diameter. It is pale in colour with a heartwood ranging from cream to pale brown. The grain is usually straight and is fine textured and lustrous. Sometimes there are grain deviations which cause flame and curly figure. Another characteristic feature of birch is “spalting” caused by certain fungi. It creates some interesting patterns in the wood grain and adds to the aesthetic value of the wood.View Products »
Camphor Laurel Timber Veneer (6)
Camphor Laurel Timber Veneer - Camphor Laurel (Cinnamomum camphora) is native to Taiwan, southern Japan, southeast China and Indochina. The timber of the Camphor Laurel tree is a beautiful, rich honey-colour. It is perfect for furniture, carving and cabinetry. It can grow to around 20-30m in height. The Camphor Laurel tree is considered a weed in Australia as it inhibits the growth of native vegetation. Camphor Laurel timber is excellent for creating fine furniture.View Products »
Cherry Timber Veneer (9)
Cherry Timber Veneer - Cherry (Prunus serotina) is native to eastern USA. It grows to a height of 30m and a diameter of around 0.6m. Cherry has been prized by cabinetmakers for centuries, particularly the Shaker craftsmen of the 19th century. Its heartwood ranges from a dark, rich red to a reddish-brown colour. In contrast the sapwood is creamy white. The wood has a fine uniform straight grain, a smooth satiny texture and can contain brown pith flecks and small gum pockets. It is also most known for the beautiful cathedral grain found on 'flat cut' veneer. Finish Cherry timber veneer with a clear coat to preserve the warmth and colour.View Products »
Koto Timber Veneer (4)
Koto timber veneer is yellowish-white to cream in colour. There is little colour variation between the heartwood and sapwood. The grain is slightly interlocked and the texture is moderately course. It usually has a high lustre and can be attractively flecked.View Products »
Mahogany Timber Veneer (5)
Mahogany Timber Veneer - African Mahogany (Khaya) from west tropical Africa and American Mahogany (Swietenia) from Mexico and South America is reddish brown in colour. It is mostly straight grained but can be interlocked which creates a highly valued figure on quarter sawn surfaces.View Products »
Makore Timber Veneer (2)
Makore timber veneer is magnificent when it comes to its appearance. It is best known for its figure types - block mottle figure, crotch, broken stripe, curly and a very tight fiddleback. It is a naturally lustrous wood which helps exaggerate the various figure types.View Products »
Mansonia Timber Veneer (3)
The heartwood of the Mansonia tree tends to be a yellowish or greyish brown colour. The sapwood is yellow to nearly white in colour and is clearly demarcated from the heartwood. It’s grain is generally straight, though it can occasionally be interlocked. The texture of Mansonia timber veneer is fine to medium and uniform with a slight natural lustre.View Products »
Maple Timber Veneer (50)
Maple Timber Veneer - Maple (Acer). The colour of Maple is typically creamy white to pink tinged and light yellow. It ages to a deep pale gold colour. The wood has a close fine texture and is generally straight grained. Some Maple wood has a highly decorative grain, known as flame, quilted, birdseye, curly, fiddleback or burl. These decorative grains can be categorised further to crotch wood, bees wing, cats paw, old growth and mottled.View Products »
Maple Sycamore Timber Veneer (10)
Maple Sycamore Timber Veneer - Maple (Acer) There is not much difference between the sapwood and heartwood colour. Both are creamy white with a natural shine. The texture is fine and even and it is usually straight grained. Sometimes it can have a curly or wavy grain which produces a lovely fiddleback feature.View Products »
New Guinea Rosewood Timber Veneer (9)
New Guinea Rosewood Timber Veneer - New Guinea Rosewood (Pterocarpus indicus) The heartwood colour varies from light yellow, through golden brown to brick red. The grain is wavy, interlocked or crossed. These irregularities cause mottle, fiddleback, ripple and curly figure markings. It can also contain burrs. Burrs are highly prized for furniture making. Its texture is moderately fine to medium. This is a vulnerable species and therefore only small amounts are imported to Australia.View Products »
Oak Timber Veneer (23)
Oak Timber Veneer – Oak (Quercus spp.) is found in Europe, on the eastern side of North America from Canada to Florida and in Japan and eastern Asia. There are more than 200 different species. An Oak tree can grow to 30m high with a diameter of up to 1.8m. The sapwood of European Oak is lighter in colour than the heartwood, which is light tan or yellow-brown. It is usually straight grained but can often be irregular or cross-grained. It has a characteristic silver-grained figure on quartered surfaces because of medullary rays and has a moderately course texture. The heartwood of American Oak is a consistent tan to straw colour, with very little sapwood. The grain is straight, which is useful for woodworkers. It is quite plain, but interesting patterns are formed from the medullary rays on quarter-sawn surfaces, and there is potential for flame figure on plain sawn sidesView Products »
Oregon Timber Veneer (1)
Oregon Timber Veneer – Oregon (Abies grandis) is found in Northern America. It typically grows to between 40-70 metres tall. Oregon timber veneer is cream to pale yellow in colour and has a straight grain.View Products »
Pacific Maple Timber Veneer (4)
Pacific Maple Timber Veneer is commonly used in furniture and cabinet making. It has a pleasant, lingering odour that has been compared to both cedar and camphor laurel. Its colour ranges from a pale brown to a darker reddish brown. The grain is usually interlocked. Quartersawn surfaces can exhibit a ribbon-stripe grain pattern. The texture is fine and even and it has a moderate natural lustre.View Products »
Pear Wood Timber Veneer (14)
The heartwood colour of Pear Wood is pinkish–brown. The sapwood is slightly paler but there is not usually much distinction from the heartwood. It is sometimes dyed black to be used as an Ebony substitute. It has a very fine and even texture. Pear Wood timber veneer is commonly used in marquetry, inlay, furniture and cabinet making. The timber is also sought after for musical instruments.View Products »
Rimu Timber Veneer (9)
Rimu Timber Veneer - Rimu (Dacrydium cupressinum) is one of New Zealand’s most popular native timbers. Growing up to 50 m tall with a trunk diameter of up to 2m they are among the tallest native trees in New Zealand. After extensive logging Rimu is now a protected species. The heartwood timber varies in colour from a dark reddish to yellowish brown, with irregular streaks. The sapwood is a uniform pale brown colour. It is straight grained with a fine even texture. Rimu timber veneer is prized in the furniture making industry for its exceptionally beautiful wood grain.View Products »
Sapele Timber Veneer (15)
Sapele is a tall, straight tree that can grow to up to 45m tall with a trunk diameter of 1-1.5m. The heartwood colour of Sapele timber veneer is a golden to dark reddish brown. The colour tends to darken with age.View Products »
Silky Walnut Timber Veneer (10)
The heartwood colour of Silky Walnut timber veneer is red-brown to purple-brown, and fairly lustrous. It has a distinct striped appearance. The grain appears twisted and interlocked with a coarse and even texture.View Products »
Teak Timber Veneer (1)
Teak timber veneer generally has a straight grain, though it can occasionally be wavy or interlocked. It has a course and often uneven texture. Teak enjoys a well-deserved reputation for its strength and durability and is popular in furniture and cabinet making, ship and boat building.View Products »
Zebrano Timber Veneer (3)
The heartwood of Zebrano is coloured very light to golden-brown with many dark brown or almost-black stripes. A striking timber veneer, it is often used as a decorative inlay in furniture or cabinetry and was commonly used on car dashboards many years ago. Use Zebrano timber veneer on your project to make a real statement!View Products »