Veneer Species Guide

Columbia Forest Products is proud to offer an exciting variety of hardwood and decorative softwood species of faces to meet the demand for architectural individuality in interior design applications.

Image © Copyright 2025 Columbia Forest Products

Image © Copyright 2025 Columbia Forest Products

Change Species
  • Anigre, Plain
  • Ash, White, Flat Cut
  • Ash, White, Quarter Cut
  • Beech, American
  • Beech, European
  • Birch
  • Butternut
  • Cedar, Aromatic
  • Cedar, Knotty Western Red
  • Cherry
  • Cherry, Ropey Figured
  • Fir, Vertical Grain
  • Hickory
  • Holly
  • Makore, Plain
  • Makore, Rosebud
  • Maple, Birds’ Eye
  • Maple, Curly
  • Maple, Hard
  • Oak, English Brown
  • Oak, Red, Quarter Cut
  • Oak, Red, Rotary Cut
  • Oak, White
  • Pine, Eastern White
  • Pine, Knotty
  • Pine, Western White
  • Poplar, Yellow
  • Sapele, Plain
  • Sapele, Pommele
  • Sapele, Quarter Cut, Dark
  • Sapele, Quarter Cut, Figured
  • Sapele, Quarter Cut, Light
  • Walnut, American Black

Anigre, Figured

  • Latin name: Aningeria spp.
  • Common name(s): Anegre, Anigre, Aningeria
  • Sources: Tropical East and West Africa
CHARACTERISTICS Light tan, sometimes creamy, occasionally light pink. Grain texture smooth, with occasional light silica inclusions. Figure ranges from unfigured to highly figured, often with a pronounced fiddleback.
COMMON CUTS Plain sliced, Quarter sliced - Ribbon striped
USES Decorative veneer and lumber for architectural millwork and occasional cabinetry.
AVAILABILITY Abundant
PRICE $$-$$$, depending on level of specification

Available Species Click below for details on specific species