FLAT CUT. The veneer is characterised by flame or “cathedral” figure. It’s obtained when the cut is made tangentially to the direction of the growth rings. Cutting commences on the sapwood side of the log.

QUARTER CUT. The veneer is obtained by quarter slicing a portion (1/4, 1/3) of a log. The cut is radial, perpendicular to the annual growth rings: the result is a striped veneer with vertical grain in the direction of the fiber.