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Padauk Wood Veneer

This listing of veneer consists of both Padauk VeneerPadauk and Narra. Padauk is the red to reddish-orange veneer shown below. The warmer orange pictures below are Narra veneers from the Philippines.  Both are gorgeous species that look outstanding with a clear finish. I've seen Padauk used as accents within a project but the best look is a full Padauk project with accents in a dark, coarse grain exotic such are Wenge or Ziricote.

Common Name:
  Padauk, African Padouk, Narra, Maidou, African Corail
Scientific Name:
  Pterocarpus soyauxiiindicus
Family:
  Leguminosae
Color:
  Orange to deep reddish with occasional purple tones
Origin:
  Africa, southeastern Asia, southernmost China, Indonesia, Malaysia
Hardness:
  Primarily hard
Texture:
  Semi-coarse texture with clear grain
Finishing:
  Readily accepts stains and finishes
Did You Know:
  Padauk is the long wood name of the tree that also grows the highly sought-after amboyna burl.


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Tip from Joe

I've found that cell phones and tablets display reasonably accurate colors of our veneer photos.
 
Rendering variations on some computer monitors can cause our pictures to appear different from the actual veneer.