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Veneer Effects in MarquetryBelow
is a list of many of the most common veneers used in marquetry, an example of
their color, and ideas for the types of things they can represent. It's
important to remember, however, that not all pieces of a specific kind of veneer
will look the same in regard to color and pattern. While the below list is a helpful
resource, don't be afraid to try using different types of veneers you prefer to
achieve the effect you are looking for. Aspen:
Cream to Pink
| costume,
drapery, sky, window waster | | | |  | Avodire:
Yellow to Gold | distant
fields, floral subjects, sky | | | |  | Beech:
Cream to Pink | ocean
beaches, mountains, stonework | | | |  | Birch:
White to Cream to Pink | floral,
portraits, sky, water | | | |  | Bubinga:
Pink/Red Stripe
| floral,
foreground, mountains, roofs, wall | | | |  | Cedar:
Cream to Pink | costume,
doors, roof, sky | | | |  | Cherry:
Pink to Biscuit | fences,
roads, sky, stonework | | | |  | Ebony:
Dark Brown to Black | planks,
rocks, shadows, tree trunks | | | |  | Harewood:
Silver Gray
to Black | costume,
mountains, snow scenes, water | | | |  | Holly:
White
| floral,
sails, snow scenes | | | |  | Lacewood:
Pink to Biscuit
| foreground,
rocks, stonework | | | |  | Mahogany:
Light to Dark
Red | costume,
distant fields, floral, portraits, shadows | | | |  | Maple:
Cream to Pink
| fields,
floral, mountains, portraits, rocks, sky | | | | | | |  | Oak
- white: Biscuit
to Light Tan | borders,
fences, mid-distant fences, wall | | | |  | Oak
- red: Cream
to Pink | drapery,
floral, rocks, sky, snow, water | | | |  | Paduak:
Red to Dark
Red | costume,
floral, planks, portraits, roofs | | | |  | Pearwood:
Biscuit to
Light Red | drapery,
floral, portraits, shadows | | | |  | Prima-vera:
Yellow to Gold
| beaches,
costume, floral, sky effects | | | |  | Purpleheart:
Purple Brown
| costume,
hills, roofs, walls | | | |  | Rosewood:
Orange to Brown
to Purple | drapery,
foreground, mountains, roofs, tree trunk | | | |  | Satinwood:
Yellow to Gold
| ocean
beaches, corn fields, drapery, floral drapery | | | |  | Sycamore:
White to Cream
to Light Brown | door,
fences, foreground, portraits, sand, sky effects, snow scene | | | |  | Teak:
Gold to Light
Brown | fences,
fields, mountains, rocks, tree trunk | | | |  | Walnut:
Light/Medium
Brown to Purple | distant
hills, foregrounds, mountains, shadows, tree trunk, wooden subjects | | | |  | Wenge:
Dark Brown
| fences,
planks, tree trunks | | | | |
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