Wood Dictionary: Explore Veneer, Grain, and Figure

WOOD DICTIONARY

From a wood’s name to its character and story.

Explore the woods behind MORI KOUGEI’s A4 veneer range: their character, the origins of their names, and the differences between grain and figure. Choose a photograph to learn more about the material.

The photographs are examples of the color and grain associated with each wood or figure. Every piece of natural wood is different; the sheet you receive will not have exactly the same color or grain as the photographs.

International availability varies by material. Please read the delivery note in the article and on the product page before ordering.

Claro Walnut: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerClaro WalnutExplore the wood and its grain →Walnut: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerWalnutExplore the wood and its grain →African Padauk: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerAfrican PadaukExplore the wood and its grain →Rosewood: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerRosewoodExplore the wood and its grain →Curly Maple: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerCurly MapleExplore the wood and its grain →Hard Maple: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerHard MapleExplore the wood and its grain →Teak: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerTeakExplore the wood and its grain →White Oak: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerWhite OakExplore the wood and its grain →Ebony: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerEbonyExplore the wood and its grain →Indigo-Dyed Wood: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerIndigo-Dyed WoodExplore the wood and its grain →White Sycamore: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerWhite SycamoreExplore the wood and its grain →Camphor Burl: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerCamphor BurlExplore the wood and its grain →Brazilian Rosewood: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerBrazilian RosewoodExplore the wood and its grain →Kaba (Birch): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerKaba (Birch)Explore the wood and its grain →Yakusugi: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerYakusugiExplore the wood and its grain →Tochi (Japanese Horse Chestnut): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerTochi (Japanese Horse Chestnut)Explore the wood and its grain →Silky Oak: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerSilky OakExplore the wood and its grain →Shina (Linden): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerShina (Linden)Explore the wood and its grain →Kurumi (Walnut): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerKurumi (Walnut)Explore the wood and its grain →Kaede (Maple): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerKaede (Maple)Explore the wood and its grain →Hinoki: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerHinokiExplore the wood and its grain →Kuri (Japanese Chestnut): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerKuri (Japanese Chestnut)Explore the wood and its grain →Movingui: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerMovinguiExplore the wood and its grain →American Black Cherry: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerAmerican Black CherryExplore the wood and its grain →Sugi: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerSugiExplore the wood and its grain →Karin: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerKarinExplore the wood and its grain →Curly White Ash: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerCurly White AshExplore the wood and its grain →White Ash: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerWhite AshExplore the wood and its grain →Buna (Japanese Beech): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerBuna (Japanese Beech)Explore the wood and its grain →Keyaki (Japanese Zelkova): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerKeyaki (Japanese Zelkova)Explore the wood and its grain →Sen (Castor Aralia): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerSen (Castor Aralia)Explore the wood and its grain →Nyatoh: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerNyatohExplore the wood and its grain →Kiri (Paulownia): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerKiri (Paulownia)Explore the wood and its grain →Tamo: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerTamoExplore the wood and its grain →Douglas Fir: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerDouglas FirExplore the wood and its grain →Zebrawood: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerZebrawoodExplore the wood and its grain →Mahogany: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerMahoganyExplore the wood and its grain →Shamgaki (Ziricote): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerShamgaki (Ziricote)Explore the wood and its grain →Banzel Rose: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerBanzel RoseExplore the wood and its grain →White Birch: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerWhite BirchExplore the wood and its grain →Bubinga: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerBubingaExplore the wood and its grain →Purplewood (Morado): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerPurplewood (Morado)Explore the wood and its grain →Sonoke: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerSonokeExplore the wood and its grain →Shioji Burl: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerShioji BurlExplore the wood and its grain →Mahogany Burl (Figured Sapele): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerMahogany Burl (Figured Sapele)Explore the wood and its grain →Yellow Pine: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerYellow PineExplore the wood and its grain →Moabi: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerMoabiExplore the wood and its grain →Sapele: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerSapeleExplore the wood and its grain →Red Oak: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerRed OakExplore the wood and its grain →Shitan: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerShitanExplore the wood and its grain →Bamboo: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerBambooExplore the wood and its grain →Pao Rosa: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerPao RosaExplore the wood and its grain →Indigo-Dyed Oak: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerIndigo-Dyed OakExplore the wood and its grain →Hiba: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerHibaExplore the wood and its grain →Birdseye Maple: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerBirdseye MapleExplore the wood and its grain →Nire (Elm): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerNire (Elm)Explore the wood and its grain →Magashiro: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerMagashiroExplore the wood and its grain →Kusu (Camphor): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerKusu (Camphor)Explore the wood and its grain →Jindai Nire (Buried Elm): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerJindai Nire (Buried Elm)Explore the wood and its grain →Iris Rose: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerIris RoseExplore the wood and its grain →Flat-Cut Mahogany: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerFlat-Cut MahoganyExplore the wood and its grain →Ayous: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerAyousExplore the wood and its grain →Silver Heart (Anigre): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerSilver Heart (Anigre)Explore the wood and its grain →Wenge: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerWengeExplore the wood and its grain →Satin Sycamore (Figured Anigre): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerSatin Sycamore (Figured Anigre)Explore the wood and its grain →Acacia: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerAcaciaExplore the wood and its grain →Poplar: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerPoplarExplore the wood and its grain →Ogontan (Bocote): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerOgontan (Bocote)Explore the wood and its grain →Maruku: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerMarukuExplore the wood and its grain →Ovangkol: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerOvangkolExplore the wood and its grain →Kihada: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerKihadaExplore the wood and its grain →Reo (Dao): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerReo (Dao)Explore the wood and its grain →Makore: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerMakoreExplore the wood and its grain →Whitewood (Yellow Poplar): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerWhitewood (Yellow Poplar)Explore the wood and its grain →Granadillo: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerGranadilloExplore the wood and its grain →Laminated Rubberwood: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerLaminated RubberwoodExplore the wood and its grain →Tsuga: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerTsugaExplore the wood and its grain →Reconstituted Ebony: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerReconstituted EbonyExplore the wood and its grain →Spruce: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerSpruceExplore the wood and its grain →Asamela: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerAsamelaExplore the wood and its grain →Curly Moabi: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerCurly MoabiExplore the wood and its grain →Eucalyptus: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerEucalyptusExplore the wood and its grain →Dreamnut: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerDreamnutExplore the wood and its grain →Movingui Bookmatch: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerMovingui BookmatchExplore the wood and its grain →Olive: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerOliveExplore the wood and its grain →Shirotagaya: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerShirotagayaExplore the wood and its grain →Agathis: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerAgathisExplore the wood and its grain →Limpa: an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerLimpaExplore the wood and its grain →Olive Walnut (Picana Negra): an example of MORI KOUGEI A4 veneerOlive Walnut (Picana Negra)Explore the wood and its grain →

Understand the differences

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This dictionary draws on publicly available sources from Japan and abroad, with AI used to support research and organization. Wood names and classifications can vary between sources; references are provided in each article.