Pleasing Match
Veneers are selected for uniformity of color without regard to grain pattern. No sharp color contrast is allowed, but grain patterns may not match.
Book Match
This is the most common matching method in which alternating leaves of veneer are turned over like the pages of a book. The result is a pleasing symmetrical pattern of mirror images of grain.
Slip Match
Adjoining veneer leaves are fed out in sequence without being turned so that the same side of the veneer leaves is exposed. This allows the grain pattern of the leaves to repeat across the face of the panel, improving color uniformity.
Random Match
Veneer leaves are assembled without regard to grain pattern or color. Visual continuity is not guaranteed, though some species are naturally more uniform than others.
Whole Piece
One single piece of veneer is used with continuous grain characteristics running across the sheet.
