both sides of a sample plank of movingui / Nigerian satinwood / Distmonanthus benthamianus
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
small piece, rough sanded, and end grain
the other side of the same piece as above, but fine sanded to a high polish. It feels like glass when you rub your finger on it. No color correction was done but the color is quite accurate. Before I started the extra sanding on one side, both sides looked identical in color but as you can see, the fine sanding brought out a little more color.
end grain closeup of the piece directly above
another plank, from a different vendor, this one is rough finished and shows some sap wood. The color, very accurately shown here, is lighter yellow than the other pieces and this plank is definitely more coarse in texture and lighter (less dense) than the other as well. Unfortunately I tossed this piece back in my working pile instead of my wood-samples box without thinking to take an end grain shot.
a set of flats cut from the same plank and rough sanded.
figured veneer sheet and closeup --- color is accurate --- this is colorful stuff !
figured veneer --- not quite as intensly colored as the sheet directly above, but with a very strong mottle
web pics:
the first was labled quartersawn and the others just labled veneer
planks
figured planks
veneer
veneer, all from the same vendor
veneer sheet closeups with both levels of enlargement
veneer labled as movingui but to me it looks more like mahogany or sapele
figured veneer
quartersawn figured veneer --- purple color is just silly
