Veneer

The following veneers are available for outer and medial plies. The photos are taken from my own inventory and provide a representative example of the color and character of the wood species.

My goal is to find veneers that are both visually appealing and suitable for use in blades. If you're going to invest in a custom blade, I think it should not only play great, but should look great, too!

The veneers are listed in order from softest to hardest.

Western Red Cedar

Thuja plicata

Janka: 350
Specific Gravity: 0.32

Willow

Salix nigra
Janka: 360
Specific Gravity: 0.37

Black Limba

Terminalia superba
Janka: 490
Specific Gravity: 0.45

Fiddleback White Limba

Terminalia superba
Janka: 490
Specific Gravity: 0.45

Southern Cypress

Taxodium distichum
Janka: 570
Specific Gravity: 0.42

Alaskan Yellow Cedar

Chamaecyparis nootkatensis
Janka: 580
Specific Gravity: 0.50

Spanish Cedar

Cedrela Odorata
Janka: 600
Specific Gravity: 0.42

Mahogany

Swietenia macrophylla
Janka: 800
Specific Gravity: 0.45

Fiddleback Mahogany

Swietenia macrophylla
Janka: 800
Specific Gravity: 0.45

Mottled Anigre

Aningeria altissima
Janka: 930
Specific Gravity: 0.40

Koto (dyed red)

Pterygota macrocarpa
Janka: 940
Specific Gravity: 0.65

Amapa

Couma macrocarpa
Janka: 980
Specific Gravity: 0.46

Walnut

Juglans nigra
Janka: 1010
Specific Gravity: 0.63

Beeswing Smoked Eucalyptus

Eucalyptus grandis
Janka: 1125
Specific Gravity: 0.66

Teak

Tectona grandis
Janka: 1155
Specific Gravity: 0.59

Bamboo

Bambusa vulgaris
Janka: 1380
Specific Gravity: 0.66

Copaiba Balsam

Copaifera reticulata
Janka: 1420
Specific Gravity: 0.8

Sapele

Entandrophragma cylindricum
Janka: 1510
Specific Gravity: 0.61

Wenge

Millettia laurentii
Janka: 1630
Specific Gravity: 0.74

Tasmanian Blackwood

Acacia Melanoxylon
Janka: 1720
Specific Gravity: 0.66

Bolivian Rosewood

Machaerium schleroxylon
Janka: 1780
Specific Gravity: 0.82

Purpleheart

Peltogyne
Janka: 1860
Specific Gravity: 0.86

Bloodwood

Brosimum rubescens
Janka: 2900
Specific Gravity: 0.95

Ipe

abebuia serratifolia
Janka: 3680
Specific Gravity: 0.91