These mappa burl wood veneer sheets have a beautiful buttery color with contrasting brown pockets of burl. It also has a unique aroma which is similar to the smell of leather. Originally from Western Europe, mappa is the only species of poplar that develops this rare type of burl formation.

Mappa burl veneers require a grain filler to level-out the voids in the burl pockets. These voids are not imperfections, but are simply the way nature makes this type of burl. Some of the finest mappa burl furniture pieces, both new and vintage, have open voids in the burl figure. In other pieces, the voids are filled with epoxy mixed with wood dust. Once the epoxy dries, careful sanding is required.

It is common for some of the weakest burl pockets to fall out of the veneer sheet. Mappa is a challenging veneer to use and is suitable only for those experienced with flattening veneer and working with the voids and splits which are inevitable in this species.

Please note: Within a bundle of veneer, imperfections may exist on some sheets and not on others. It is possible that the sheets under the pictured veneer have more or fewer of these issues.