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PEANUT SHELL

There is a form of blistered or pomelle figure found fairly often in Tamo (Japanese Ash) and less frequently in a few other woods, where the grain pattern forms into the classic shape of a peanut shell (the standard, common, kind with two peanuts in one shell). It has a very "busy" look but can be quite attractive.

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Examples:


peanut shell Tamo (Japanese ash) veneer


another Tamo veneer sheet

These are not the very best examples I've seen for peanut shell figure, but they're the best I have on hand at the moment. I'll add to them if I ever run across other good examples.