Figure mutations of curl, burl and quilt are quite rare. Only one tree out of hundreds will be figured but the figure is often exceptional. My favorite is the quilt, Quilted maple is a world class figured hardwood with big bubbles of compression leaving one to wonder how figure such as this can come out of one tree. It is treasured by musical instrument makers especially for solid body electric guitars and acoustic six strings. The logs often have only small sections of figure and it takes an experienced sawyer to cut the log to reveal the figure. This is referred to as “chasing the figure”.