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ALDER

Alnus spp

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my samples:




red alder sample plank and end grain


end grain closeup of the piece directly above



both sides and both ends of a sample piece of European alder


end grain of the piece directly above


sold to me as "red alder" (veneer). The color on this is not quite right. The wood is a little more creamy than the picture shows.



a long veneer sheet and a couple of closeups from it. The distance pic is just slightly too red but the closeups have very accurate color.


burl veneer in bookmatched pairs

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web pics


planks


planks identified as "frogskin" alder


burl veneer


red alder planks


red alder veneer


alder veneer


listed as "knotty" alder


turning stock


alder planks all from one vendor


another set of planks, all from one vendor


sets for guitar backs, all from one vendor


spalted alder, some showing end grain --- all of these pics show up better in the enlargements. Apparently spalting in alder produces a mottled effect in addition to, and sometimes rather than, the black lines more normally associated with spalting.


pen blanks --- the first set is listed as spalted angle cut, the second as spalted and the third as wormy. I have no idea how accurate the color is on any of these but I suspect that it is WAY off since this doesn't even begin to look like any alder I've ever seen.




solid pieces sold as guitar blanks --- the first one is spalted and shows up better in the enlargement


guitar backs


quilted plank


listed as "bird's eye" alder but I'm not confident of either that designation or the color


guitar body


doors made from alder --- I'm guessing that the first 2 have some kind of darkening finish on them, but it could just be the lighting.

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two pics of the same bowl. I suspect the one on the right is closer to the correct color