Veneer matching explained: why one log makes a whole floor
Slip match, book match and sequence matching — how veneer selection decides whether a fit-out reads as one project or several.
The difference between a good office fit-out and an expensive-looking one is often nothing more than veneer discipline. Buy the leaves from one log, keep them in sequence, and the grain runs across doors, panels and desk faces as if the building grew that way.
The three matches that matter
Book match opens consecutive leaves like the pages of a book, producing a mirrored, symmetrical figure — the usual choice for a reception desk face or a feature panel.
Slip match slides leaves sideways without flipping them, giving a repeating, calmer pattern suited to long runs of wall panelling.
Sequence matching takes it further: panels are numbered and installed in order around a room, so the figure continues through doors and returns.
Order the whole job at once
Logs are finite. If phase two is ordered six months later, the same species from a different log will be visibly different in colour and figure. We reserve the full veneer quantity for a project at the outset, including an allowance for future replacement panels.
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