0.6mm Mappa Burl Veneer for Furniture Usage

Mappa Burl Wood Veneer

Mappa Burl Veneer is found primarily in Europe and the United Kingdom. It is commonly known as European Black Poplar, Black Italian Poplar, Robusta, Finnish Aspen, Swedish Aspen and French Aspen. It's a highly contrasted two tone burl with tight clusters and pillow figure.

These mappa burl wood veneer sheets have wonderful color combination that often varies from light tan to a beautiful gold with dark red/brown burl pockets. It also has a very unique aroma which is striking 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 instead are simply the way nature makes this type of burl. Grain filling is often done with epoxy mixed with wood dust. Once the epoxy dries, careful sanding is required.

Common Name: Mappa, Mapa, Mapi

Scientific Name: Populus

Family: Tremula

Color: Cream and tan with dark red to brown burl clusters

Origin: Many parts of Europe, Yugoslavia, and Romania

Hardness: Soft to medium

Texture: Fine, closed pore but open burl pockets which require filling

Finishing: Readily accepts stains and finishes

Mappa Burl Veneer

Veneer type: Exotic Promotion Natural Mappa Burl Wood Veneer for interior decoration

Grain: Burl

Grade: AAA/AA/A

Feature: Heartwood light brown to brown,The burl occurs as reddish black spots

Hardness: Hard

Bonding: Very good

Stability: Very good

Color: Heartwood from dark red to pale reddish brown

Length: 50 cm and up

Width: 8 cm and up

Thickness: 0.4 to 0.6 mm

Packing: Pallets