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 plicataJanka: 350Specific Gravity: 0.32
Willow
Salix nigraJanka: 360
Specific Gravity: 0.37
Black Limba
Terminalia superbaJanka: 490
Specific Gravity: 0.45
Fiddleback White Limba
Terminalia superbaJanka: 490
Specific Gravity: 0.45
Southern Cypress
Taxodium distichumJanka: 570
Specific Gravity: 0.42
Alaskan Yellow Cedar
Chamaecyparis nootkatensisJanka: 580
Specific Gravity: 0.50
Spanish Cedar
Cedrela OdorataJanka: 600
Specific Gravity: 0.42
Mahogany
Swietenia macrophyllaJanka: 800
Specific Gravity: 0.45
Fiddleback Mahogany
Swietenia macrophyllaJanka: 800
Specific Gravity: 0.45
Mottled Anigre
Aningeria altissimaJanka: 930
Specific Gravity: 0.40
Koto (dyed red)
Pterygota macrocarpaJanka: 940
Specific Gravity: 0.65
Amapa
Couma macrocarpaJanka: 980
Specific Gravity: 0.46
Walnut
Juglans nigraJanka: 1010
Specific Gravity: 0.63
Beeswing Smoked Eucalyptus
Eucalyptus grandisJanka: 1125
Specific Gravity: 0.66
Teak
Tectona grandisJanka: 1155
Specific Gravity: 0.59
Bamboo
Bambusa vulgarisJanka: 1380
Specific Gravity: 0.66
Copaiba Balsam
Copaifera reticulataJanka: 1420
Specific Gravity: 0.8
Sapele
Entandrophragma cylindricumJanka: 1510
Specific Gravity: 0.61
Wenge
Millettia laurentiiJanka: 1630
Specific Gravity: 0.74
Tasmanian Blackwood
Acacia MelanoxylonJanka: 1720
Specific Gravity: 0.66
Bolivian Rosewood
Machaerium schleroxylonJanka: 1780
Specific Gravity: 0.82
Purpleheart
PeltogyneJanka: 1860
Specific Gravity: 0.86
Bloodwood
Brosimum rubescensJanka: 2900
Specific Gravity: 0.95
Ipe
abebuia serratifoliaJanka: 3680
Specific Gravity: 0.91