Bookmatched wood

This gives the impression of an opened book, hence the term bookmatched. Many have made the mistake of buying thicker lumber than is needed and re-sawing it to make their own bookmatched sets. Bookmatched ,Thelumbershack. Learn how to cut book-matched panels for your woodworking projects.

As applied to wood , bookmatching is usually done with veneer (produced in one of several ways), but can also be done with solid wood. More un-photographed slabs are available in our current inventory. Stop in today to view other slabs in Walnut, Cherry, Maple or contact Matt about a specific character.

As mentioned above, bookmatching veneer is a very popular method of installing veneer. This popularity is due to the look of symmetry and balance that bookmatched veneer brings to a finished piece. Big slabs must be shipped by truck. Some smaller slabs can be shipped Fedex.

Boards cut under will cost less to ship using Fedex. Call to make sure slab is still in stock. The Short Story on Book-Matched Panels. Look for wood with unusual grain, a knot, or color variation that will form an interesting pattern when mirrored.

The pictured top is the top you will recieve. Tonetech Ltd provides luthier supplies, luthier tools, guitar paint and nitrocellulose lacquers across the UK and Europe. In addition to online sales our trade counter is located in Stockport, Cheshire and is open to the public and trade customers.

Our slabs are all beautiful Old Growth California Black Walnut. Curly Maple wood Guitar tops that are bookmatched for luthiers. I bookmatched two live edge cherry slabs to make a dining table with a metal base for a friend and show you how I make it. Making A Simple Wood Desk Joined. Our two piece natural live edge bookmatched wood slab sets are two slabs that were cut in sequence.

From Taxidermy Mount Lumber, Table Top Slabs to Gunstock Blanks we have the Walnut Wood and Figured Hardwoods you need for your next project. When these slabs are opened like a book, being that they share the same face, they create a pleasing mirror image of each other. Fill Your Cart With Color Today! BOOKMATCHED SETS ARE PAIRS OF BOARDS CUT CONSECUTIVELY FROM A TREE AND OPENED UP LIKE A BUTTERFLY OR MIRROR IMAGE. On the bookmatched face you are looking at less, if any, end grain, making it look lighter.

You will see the same flip-flop effect by walking around a piece of stained figured maple. Guitarmakers go out of their way to use top wood that has no runout. THE PICTURES SHOW THE ACTUAL WOOD FOR SALE! The predictable aging pattern of bookmatched wood is especially important in the creation of musical instruments. Made made and custom bookmatched guitar parts for todays luthiers,jewelry box,music box,thin lumber.

There are two ways to get bookmatched lumber. First, you can saw a tree and put the tree back together the way you cut it up. Or, you can take a single board and resaw it.

When working with natural wood , it is important to understand that each tree will offer wood with unique characteristics. Natural grain variations and color will cause the wood to react differently to a finishes. Category: Live Edge Slabs. Sanding and finishing will bring the life back into the dry Wood Slabs.

Join your own or choose one of mine. Book matching the consecutive cut off the log makes a mirror image down the centerline. We can also custom resaw our thick billets to the size you would like.

This listing is for Sonoran Desert Ironwood (olneya tesota) bookmatched high figured knife scales turning wood turning blanks. Will look much nicer after you finish it. As with all ironwood may have voids, cracks, etc. Our exotic woods have been carefully selected for its best figure and quality. Cocobolo bookmatched panel.

I recently ordered some curly maple to be used to make solid body guitars. I ordered pieces 21x7xand specified that they be bookmatched and joined. I have heard that problems such as warping are not uncommon when bookmatching wood.

Should I expect to receive warped wood and if so, how badly warped? Wood boxes returned in like new condition within days of purchase will receive a full refund:. This wood is actually the product of a dead or decaying tree.

The dark lines are created by fungal attack. Spalt is difficult to finish as it soaks up a lot of finish.