I enclose a paragraph of terminology concerning veneer.
GLOSSARY OF VENEER MATCHING TERMS:
Matching Between Adjacent Veneer Leaves
Book Match - Matching between adjacent leaves of veneer on one panel face.
Every other leaf of veneer is turned over, so that adjacent leaves are
"opened" as two pages of a book. The fibers of wood, slanting in opposite
directions in the adjacent leaves, create a characteristic light, dark when
the surface is seen from an angle.
Slip Match - Matching between adjacent leaves on one panel face. Adjoining
leaves are slipped out in sequence, with all the same face side being
exposed.
Swing Match - Matching between adjacent leaves on one panel face. Every
other leaf of veneer is slipped and spun 180 degrees.
Random Match - Matching between adjacent leaves on one panel face. Random
selection in arrangement of veneer leaves from one or more flitches
producing a deliberate mismatch between the pieces of veneer



jloomis

"Ken" wrote in message
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The veneer on this table is all of the same wood. The pieces where the
grain is running parallel to the line of view appear darker than those
where the grain runs perpendicular to the line of view.

What is this effect called?

Ken Lipworth
Sydney