The following page shows examples of common veneer matching techniques. Although not complete, it does provide a good visual reference for many ways veneer can be presented. The figure and grain of the veneer, together with the desired effect, determine the best matching method.

Often the size of the veneer dictates how many leaves are needed to produce one panel. Burls and crotches are usually not very long and wide and can require up to 4 leaves or more per panel, so they will require edge and end matching. This walnut door shows a beautiful example of quarter match. Most other veneers range from 4 - 10 inches wide up to 8 feet long, so they may not require end matching but will almost certainly need some type of edge matching.

The grain and figure of the veneer can point the way to a matching method. Click here to see a Mahogany door with Santos Rosewood veneer, the panels are a combination of book match and end match. The natural movement in the grain suggested this type of matching technique, which gave the effect of the veneer snaking up the door. This door with the block mottle makore panels appears to be a reverse diamond match, however it is really a quarter match, the figure creates the impression of a reverse diamond.

Click here to see examples of veneer matching methods.