Padauk African Quartered Paper Back Veneer Sheet - 4' x 8' Roll
Why Choose African Padauk?
This gorgeous and naturally colorful wood will blow your mind. Padauk elicits all the joys of woodworking between its color, and ease of routing, cutting, sanding and finishing. You'll want to use this one in your most decorative projects like keepsake boxes, musical instruments, fine furniture pieces. African padauk also makes an excellent wood for inlay if you just want to use a little bit. Contrasts well with pale woods like maple and ash, but also darker woods like wenge, walnut, and ebony.
These real wood veneer sheets are composed of premium sliced hardwoods that are spliced along the edges to make the full width; splicing is also done in a book matched pattern that's attractive and helps hide the splicing seam. The sheets use full-length slices so there are no splices to make the length. The 10 mil (10 thousandths) thickness paper backing allows the sheet to bend, flex, and work with curves and shapes without splitting. Apply paper back veneers with contact adhesive to make panels of large projects: conference tables, desks, doors, cabinet doors, coffee tables, etc.
Thickness | 1/42" (≈ 1/42" approx) |
Width | 48" |
Length | 8' |
Grade | Architectural grade paper back veneer is cut from the cleanest and most attractive logs; all sheets are sanded smooth to 220 grit |
Quantity | One sheet has 32 square feet |
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Ease of Finishing
(Pterocarpus soyauxii)
African Padauk grows in Africa
Bright orange red when freshy cut or planed, often with dark stripes; oxidizes to dark chocolate brown or light brown.
A straight, well shaped tree. Reaches 100 feet with a buttressed trunk which may be 48" at breast height.
African Padauk, Mbe, Mbil, Mututi, Ngula, Bosulu
Musical instruments, furniture, flooring, turning, accessories.
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