Mappa Burl Veneers 160 x 34 cm

Mappa Burl Veneers 190 x 42 cm

Genuine wood sliced-veneer sheets, in sequence.

Dimensions:

Length: 190 cm.

Width: 42 cm.

Thickness: 0.68 mm.

Sold by the sheet.

Measurement scaling:

Dimensions are measured at the small end.

The width is rounded to the covered centimeter. For example, 15.8 cm is given 15 cm.

The length is rounded to 5 centimeters. For example, 257 cm is given 255 cm.

Warning:

This product is unsuitable for neophytes. Burl veneers have a lot of counter-grain and can be warped; you must manage any cracks or open defects.

Like all burls, it is necessary to flatten the veneers, fill up some tiny black knots that are piercing, or use the cookie cutter technique for bigger knots.

Burls, swirls, and crotches:

Burls are made up of pin-knots, which gives them their particular character; this also means that some knots are piercing, and open splits are considered part of this type of wood.

After gluing, you can fill the small holes with wood putty to obtain a complete filling, or before gluing, cut out the larger holes with a cookie cutter and place a veneer washer of the same size taken from a scrap.

By nature, Burls, swirls, and crotches are specialties with a lot of counter-grain, and therefore, these veneers are often wavy; even when it has been pressed, they can remain slightly wavy.

To avoid splitting the wood during pressing, it is strongly recommended that the veneers be moistened before gluing (the more the wood is moist, the more it will become flexible and flat again).

Once the veneer is wet, you can press it and dry it at the same time (pressing the veneers with paper towels, which will absorb the moisture during pressing) or use a Polyurethane-type glue (often sold as exterior wood glue in supermarkets), which will stick stronger if the wood is damp, it will then be necessary to press with a counter board, weights, and clamps.

Species:

Common Names:

Poplar.

Note:

Poplar burl is also known as Mappa burl.

Botanical Name:

Populus nigra (black poplar).

Its botanical name refers to the color of its bark, not the color of its wood.

Origin:

Northern Europe.

Numerous poplar hybrids are found on all temperate continents.

Appearance:

Poplar is a soft, lightweight wood.

Its wood is white with a colored heartwood, veined with pink and light yellow.

Properties:

Weight: approximately 385 kg/m³ at 10-12% moisture content

Janka hardness: 2020 Newton. For comparison, ash is 6580 N, and grey poplar is 1650 N

Elasticity: 7.21 Gigapascals. For comparison, US maple is 12.62 GPa, and grey poplar is 9.75 GPa.

Tensile strength: 36 Megapascals. For comparison, US maple is 109 MPa, and grey poplar is 62 MPa.

Uses:

Poplar is generally rotary-cut and used to produce plywood and food packaging crates/boxes.

Poplar is a plantation wood, easily recognizable by its plantation in rows.

One of Poplar's hybrids, European Aspen, is sliced (not rotary-cut) and used in decoration and furniture as a substitute for cherry.

In burl form, it is mainly used in decoration and manufacturing high-end furniture. This burl became a classic between the 17th and 19th centuries in Russia and Germany. In France, the golden age of Mappa Burl was in the 1960s and 1970s for high-end furniture.

Note:

In the past, it was said that a poplar should be planted at a child's birth, harvested at their wedding, and thus provide a dowry for the newlyweds.

Product Description:

Genuine wood-sliced veneer sheets.

These veneers are raw without a finish or any fleece back.

The veneer surface is similar to plane wood. However, it will be preferable to forecast a light sanding after gluing.

The veneers are offered here as wood-sliced sheets of one and unique thickness.

Both faces of these veneers are the same, without fleece back, without glue.

Even if the veneer's sides had been cut relatively straight, it isn't a precise parallel clipping; some veneers may have kept the decreasing shape of the tree, wider at the bottom end and narrower at the top end.

Very occasionally, some veneers' sides have traces of unclipped wane, but our veneers are measured at the narrowest, as explained in the paragraph "sizes."

As genuine natural wood, all finishing products are acceptable as long as they are meant for wood usage.

The choice of the finished product must be consistent with the final usage realization.

Pictures:

Pictures herewith are actual photos of the product you will receive.

Packing:

Veneers are rolled and well protected in a strong cardboard box chosen to resist somewhat vigorous handling and to be delivered to you in good condition.

Prices:

Sold by the sheet, prices are decreased based on quantity.

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