American veneer logs, graded for your slicer.
White oak, red oak and black walnut bought in the American hardwood belt and shipped to veneer mills in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Every specification below is the starting point for a quote, not a fixed catalogue — tell us what your mill actually needs.
What Nativu supplies, with the numbers
A veneer-grade log is a log straight, sound and clean enough to give a slicer or peeler a long, uninterrupted face. Nativu supplies three species to that standard: American white oak from 16" small-end diameter (40 cm +), and northern red oak and American black walnut from 14" (35 cm +). Oak ships in 8–16 foot lengths, walnut in 8–12 foot, with sweep held to a maximum of 1" per 8 feet, ends sealed and every piece individually tallied.
Log volume is quoted in Doyle, Scribner, International 1/4" or metric cubic metres — whichever rule the contract names. Parcels ship in 40-foot high-cube containers or breakbulk from eight US Atlantic and Gulf ports, with phytosanitary, Lacey Act and — for EU-bound cargo — EUDR documentation prepared before loading.
Veneer-grade hardwood logs
Selected for slicing and peeling: straight, sound, minimum sweep, free of metal, ends sealed against checking. Graded and tallied piece by piece before anything moves toward a port.
Appalachian and Northern hardwood belt
Quercus alba
American White Oak
The species European buyers ask for by name. Closed cellular structure and pronounced medullary rays give quartered white oak its ray fleck — and make it the only US oak accepted for tight cooperage.
Export specification
| Small-end diameter | 16" and up (40 cm +) |
|---|---|
| Length | 8'–16' (2.4–4.9 m) |
| Grade | Veneer / Prime — AAA, AA, A |
| Sweep | Max 1" per 8' of length |
| Measurement | Doyle, Scribner or metric m³ |
| Presentation | Ends sealed, bark on or debarked |
Typical end use
- Sliced and rotary veneer
- Tight cooperage — wine and whiskey
- Architectural joinery and panel faces
- Engineered flooring wear layers
Northern tier — Pennsylvania through the Great Lakes
Quercus rubra
Northern Red Oak
Faster-grown and more open-pored than white oak, with a warm pink cast that takes stain evenly. The volume workhorse of the American hardwood export trade.
Export specification
| Small-end diameter | 14" and up (35 cm +) |
|---|---|
| Length | 8'–16' (2.4–4.9 m) |
| Grade | Veneer / Prime and No.1 sawlog |
| Sweep | Max 1" per 8' of length |
| Measurement | Doyle, Scribner or metric m³ |
| Presentation | Ends sealed, bark on or debarked |
Typical end use
- Sliced veneer and plywood faces
- Furniture and cabinet components
- Solid and engineered flooring
- Interior mouldings and millwork
Central states — Missouri, Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Kansas
Juglans nigra
American Black Walnut
The most valuable hardwood grown in North America, and the one buyers inspect log by log. Colour, figure and butt-log character drive the price far more than volume does.
Export specification
| Small-end diameter | 14" and up (35 cm +) |
|---|---|
| Length | 8'–12' (2.4–3.7 m) |
| Grade | Veneer / Prime — selected log by log |
| Figure | Crotch, stump and curl offered when available |
| Measurement | Per log, or metric m³ |
| Presentation | Ends sealed, individually tallied |
Typical end use
- High-end sliced veneer
- Gunstock and instrument blanks
- Executive furniture and interiors
- Architectural feature panels
A note on measurement
American log rules — Doyle, Scribner and International 1/4" — produce materially different volumes from the same log, and Doyle in particular under-measures small diameters. Most of our overseas buyers contract in cubic metres. We are happy to quote in any of them, but the rule must be named in the contract: a price per thousand board feet means nothing until you know which rule produced the thousand.
These same logs are also sold as sliced veneer.
White oak, red oak and walnut logs off this page are shipped to our own slicing operation in Türkiye and cut to face-veneer specification in quarter, crown and rift. If you need the face rather than the log, the specification is on its own page.
What buyers ask about grade, size and measurement.
What is a veneer-grade log?
A veneer-grade log is a log straight, sound and clean enough to give a slicer or peeler a long, uninterrupted face. It must hold minimum sweep, carry no heart rot, shake or ring failure, and present clear faces free of unsound knots. That is a much narrower window than a good-looking sawlog.
What is the difference between American white oak and red oak?
White oak (Quercus alba) has a closed cellular structure and pronounced medullary rays, which give quartered stock its ray fleck and make it the only US oak accepted for tight cooperage. Red oak (Quercus rubra) is faster-grown and open-pored, with a warm pink cast that takes stain evenly.
What diameter and length do hardwood veneer logs need for export?
White oak veneer logs run 16" small-end diameter and up (40 cm +); red oak and black walnut run 14" and up (35 cm +). Standard lengths are 8–16 feet for oak and 8–12 feet for walnut, with sweep held to a maximum of 1" per 8 feet of length.
How is log volume measured — board feet or cubic metres?
We quote in Doyle, Scribner, International 1/4-inch or metric cubic metres, but the rule must be named in the contract. The three American log rules produce materially different volumes from the same log, and Doyle in particular under-measures small diameters. Most overseas buyers contract in cubic metres.
If you need a species or a grade that is not on this page, ask.
Ash, hard maple, cherry and hickory come up regularly. The range above reflects what we ship most, not the limit of what we can source.