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