Birdseye Maple Furniture: Naturally occurring figure most often found in maple, the “eyes” can vary in size, shape and number per square foot, sometimes described in terms of shotgun pellet size: birdshot (small “eyes”) , buckshot (large “eyes”), scatter shot (not so closely concentrated), and peppered (concentrated all over the board). For more examples please take a look at the amateur photos posted under the “amateur photos” catagory of the site: http://jasbecker.com/categories/amateur-photos-custom-furniture-projects/