How do I tell Coffee Wood Marble apart from other wood-grain marbles?
Reference photographs. They show the material and the finish; they are not photographs of goods we made, and the colour on screen is not a colour-match.
The figures, and where each one comes from
| Variety | Base colour | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| Coffee wood grain | Warm grey-brown, deep brown | Fine straight lines, evenly spaced |
| Grey wood grain | Cool grey | Straight lines, lower contrast |
| White wood grain | Pale cream | Straight lines, low contrast |
| Athens grey wood grain | Grey with drift | Finer, cloudier lines |
| Pinghua | Warm beige | Wavy, cloud-like, open figure |
Why it behaves the way it does
The figure is a reading of the bed, not a photograph to be matched. In this belt the beds run in order and each has its own character — and the fourth bed down is the coffee one, which is why the quarry face carries the marks and why the block number is on the invoice.
What these figures are, and what they are not
A photograph cannot identify a block. If a supplier has sent you a sample, hold it against the sample board and read the block number, not the picture.
If you are specifying this
We have not published products against this question yet. Send us the process, thickness and quantity and we will quote it against what we can actually form, rather than against a catalogue.
Look at three things: the base colour, the spacing of the lines, and whether the figure stays straight over a long run. Coffee wood is a warm grey-brown with close, evenly spaced straight lines. Grey wood grain is cooler and flatter; white wood grain is pale; pinghua has a wavy, cloud-like figure instead of lines.
The figures
| Variety | Base colour | Figure |
|---|---|---|
| Coffee wood grain | Warm grey-brown, deep brown | Fine straight lines, evenly spaced |
| Grey wood grain | Cool grey | Straight lines, lower contrast |
| White wood grain | Pale cream | Straight lines, low contrast |
| Athens grey wood grain | Grey with drift | Finer, cloudier lines |
| Pinghua | Warm beige | Wavy, cloud-like, open figure |
Why
The figure is a reading of the bed, not a photograph to be matched. In this belt the beds run in order and each has its own character — and the fourth bed down is the coffee one, which is why the quarry face carries the marks and why the block number is on the invoice.
What these figures are, and what they are not
A photograph cannot identify a block. If a supplier has sent you a sample, hold it against the sample board and read the block number, not the picture.