The good news is that this method can reveal some amazing results that can only be achieved with veneer. You may already have examples of book matched veneer in your home or office, for instance, on interior doors, cabinets, walls, and furniture. This is a traditional way of jointing veneers based on the nature of the growth of the tree from which they are cut. Since the grain pattern is nonrepetitive, it cannot be used for sequence matching. The cut, color, and face style of a veneer immediately defines the ambiance of a space. The consecutive veneer leaves are opened, like a book, creating a mirror image of the previous leaf as theyre spliced together. This real wood veneer is made out of walnut burl and is sequenced to match 4 ways. Drawer fronts are vertical grain cherry, maple or walnut veneers and matched in selected sets to ensure proper veneer balance and uniform grain appearance. All shelves are full depth of the interior compartment unless specified otherwise.
Book matched veneer is sliced and every other leaf of the veneer is turned over like pages of a book facing each other. The veneer may reflect light, accept stain differently and may yield a noticeable color variation. It is usually, but not always, book matched with the grain running along the 8 dimension. The degree of contrast varies with the angle of the wood fibers to the panel surface. Hard maple is very similar to soft maple in color and appearance but tends to have a more regular grain pattern.
Bookmatched guitar tonewood top sets, curly maple, quilted. Book matched is side to side and bank matched is top to bottom see photo. Book match is the most common veneer leaf assembly. There are several different methods of arranging book and slip matched leaves within a face. Natural veneers, such as maple and birch, may contain sapwood heartwood combinations, color streaks, spots and color variation from almost white to very dark.
The loose and tight surfaces that alternate in book matched veneers also affect the way it looks when painted, or dyed, and can even affect the way it refracts light. The grain figures always match at the joints creating a pleasing look of continuity and symmetry in a bank of cabinets or drawers. Make your own 4way book matched panel with walnut burl veneer. Wood grain figures match at the joints creating a pleasing look of continuity and symmetry in a bank of cabinets or drawers. Usually done with lower grades of veneer, the leaves may be of varying width, colors and grains. Veneer peels off in a continuous sheet, like unrolling a giant roll of paper towels. Undulating and uninterrupted waves on the bark typically indicate a quilted tree or log. Softwood veneer panels manufactured of softwood veneers. To avoid these noticeable color and grain variations, select white veneers must be specified. Continuous pieces of veneer peeled from a log using a rotary process. Birch, red oak, maple, ash, poplar, cherry and other species of fancy veneer are supplied throughout the decorative plywood, furniture, cabinetry, door and profilewrap industries.
It is typically used on highend projects such as guitars, automotive dashboards, and the finest of fine furniture. Book matching is the most common technique and is often used with plain, quarter or rift sliced veneers. The fun really kicks in when you start book matching veneer. We update this listing frequently and the discounts range from 10 to 50%.
Book matching figure 20015 from awi quality standards illustrated, seventh edition. Allowing you to easily apply the stunning and unique beauty of the burl to your wood work. Veneer book matching can be used with rift, quarter, or plain sliced wood veneers. Depending on the manner in which a log is cut, strikingly different visual effects can be achieved with the woods grain and characteristics. Panel matching is then required to define how the completed veneer face is positioned during production of the panel. In book matched veneer, alternating pieces of veneer are placed in such a way that they face each other like the pages in a book. Plywood matching information anderson plywood 20180608t10. Bookmatching is a process in which two sheets of veneer are laid in a manner so that one sheet is the mirror image of the opposing sheet. These real wood veneers are cut from premium birdseye maple with a dense distribution of eyes and often exhibiting a backdrop of strikingly shimmering grain. Here are some explanations of the issue and some suggested solutions. Book matching can create color variation and caution must be taken as flipping every other leaf can produce alternating tight and loose faces that reflect light and accept stain differently often producing a barber pole effect. It produces a wider variety of figures than any other wood. As applied to wood, bookmatching is usually done with veneer produced in. Veneer cuts and matching choosing the right veneer creates the right first impression.
All sheets are bookmatched, and we can provide plainsliced veneer or quartersliced veneer. They should be applied to surfaces using any quality contact cement. The rich coloring of the walnut burl and the incredible shimmer they exhibit makes this veneer ideal for furniture and unique pieces of art. No backcharges will be accepted for allowable characteristics in natural veneers. Your veneer log grader will have ample opportunity to evaluate pith centering, growth ring consistency, wood color and density.
Book matching may be used with plain, quarter or rift sliced veneers. Bookmatching is the practice of matching two or more wood or stone surfaces, so that two adjoining surfaces mirror each other, giving the impression of an opened book as applied to wood, bookmatching is usually done with veneer produced in one of several ways, but can also be done with solid wood. The 24 x 96 sheets are flexible, 142 thick, have a uniform color, and are easy to apply. Veneer cuts commercial interior wood doors oshkosh door. Mar 26, 2019 bookmatching is a process in which two sheets of veneer are laid in a manner so that one sheet is the mirror image of the opposing sheet. The body is made of solid korina wood with a solid 18 mm maple top and a stunning selected and perfect bookmatched quilted maple veneer. Matches chosen for each of these processes can have a dramatic impact on the look of the veneer and the yields required for production.
Panel positioning involves the orientation of finished panels during the construction process. Book matched veneer sliced veneer has a tight and a loose face. The technique is used to beautify a variety of objects such as. Veneer logs for sale butt logs for wood veneer ash. They are widely used for the fabrication of wood door,cabinet and furniture.
Hardwood veneer whole piece, book matched, slip matched. Book matched veneer is kraft paper backed wood veneer,which use the thin natural veneers, engineered wood veneers or woven wood veneer as the face veneers,and then laminated with the kraft paper as the back layer. Veneer on all exposed surfaces is american black walnut, cherry or maple. Bookmatching is the practice of matching two or more wood or stone surfaces, so that two adjoining surfaces mirror each other, giving the impression of an opened book. Cabinet grade maple veneer, is typically a creamy white to a pink tinged light yellow wood that ages to a deep pale gold color.
It is the most common type of veneer matching and may be used with plain sliced, quarter sliced or rift sliced veneer. Dec 08, 2016 next in series on veneering techniques. Glossary of common veneer terms formwood industries. Most commonly available in anegre, maple, makore and english sycamore. This is an expensive veneer but the shimmmer and patterns are truly mesmerizing. Our quilted maple wood veneer sheets shown below come in wide assortment of sizes so you can order exactly what is needed for your next project. Flat cut maple wood veneer high quality wood veneer sheets. Each pack includes 4 sequenced matched 4 way veneer sheets which are 8 x 18 with a thickness of 283. We can also apply peelnstick adhesive for your refacing jobs. To avoid a striped palingfence effect, quartercut may be best specified as slipmatched. Veneer matching occurs first and specifies how individual veneer leaves will be joined together on the face of the panel. Veneer logs for sale butt logs for wood veneer ash veneer. Drawer fronts are vertical grain cherry, maple, oak or walnut veneers and matched in selected sets to ensure proper veneer balance and uniform grain appearance. Color and shade issues in bookmatched veneer sawing can create a light side and a dark side on veneer pieces, leading to visual appearance issues in bookmatched veneer layups.
The slip match can really give you a different look than bookmatching. This allows for the panel face to be applied with the tight side of the veneer facing outward in order to minimize the potential for a barber pole effect occasionally observed with book matched veneer. Every other leaf or component of veneer from a given log is turned over to produce a mirror image at the splice joint, much like turning the pages of a book, to produce a very aesthetically appealing look across the face. This product is part of a special range of unusual natural wood veneers that includes. Our category of clearance and closeout veneers can range from backer grade to highend veneer in any species.
Quartered slip match maple veneer is a standard veneer that the flitches are slip match rather than book match. Because the tight and loose faces alternate in adjacent leaves, they reflect light and accept stain differently, and this may yield a noticeable color variation in some species or flitches. Faces are book matched walnut, cherry or oak veneer. These very flexible wood veneers can be used in a variety of applications. Architectural end matching, where leaves are individually book or slip matched, first end. This matching gives an aesthetically pleasing continuity of the wood grain.
Rotary cut veneera method of cutting in which the log is placed on a large lathe and turned against a fixed blade, so that a continuous cut is made round and round the log, more or less parallel at all times to the growth ring. They are then gluestitched together in different matching sequences to form a full sheet of veneer the different matching configurations of which create varied. Plywood matching when the log is sliced see plywood slicing the flinches are matched for color and grain. It is one of the most popular wood species on the market. To produce rotarycut veneer, the mill mounts a log between centersimagine a massive latheand spins it against a long knife that slowly advances. Real wood veneers are ideal for any project including repairing furniture, facing kitchen cabinets or finishing shelves.
Cedan genuine wood veneers are premium flatcut veneers that have been bookmatched, tenderized, presanded, and carefully laminated to one of several quality backings under heat and pressure. The two leaves of macassar ebony at right are bookmatched, while the two at the left are slipmatched. The most common types of matching are bookmatching and slipmatching, which rely on sheets or leaves of veneer cut from a log being kept in sequential order because each sheet resembles the next. The wood veneers species contains natural red oak,white oak, walnut,teak,ash,cherry,maple,ebony,zebra,rosewood. Veneer slices are joined in sequence without flipping the pattern. The range of character marks in spalted maple is highly variable. Four veneer pieces are book matched both from side to side and from top to bottom. American walnut is the quintessential native hardwood and a hallmark of wood quality and traditionone of the countrys most versatile, varied, and wellloved veneers. It will contain a balanced spalt lining, random tap holes, tight knots, fine cracks, bark inclusions, discoloration from maple sugaring hardware, impact from insects, and many other characteristics imparted by its long life in the natural world. Veneer is matched by color but not by grain pattern. The species ranges widely in the northern hemisphere and craftsmen enjoy its workability.
It is easy to apply,and the most important is the kerf cutting edges is much more clear. The veneers in this category have typically been in stock for too long and because of this there may be some splits or cracks at the ends of the sheets. It is recommended that veneer core panels be used only when they can be housed or in areas where warping. They are then gluestitched together in different matching sequences to form a full sheet of veneer the different matching configurations of which create varied appearances and pricing. Book matching is the most common matching method in which every other flitch of veneer is turned over like the pages of a book. Two logs of the same species, cut in different ways, produce distinctive, individual veneers. Its becoming hard to find highly figured veneers in large sizes.
Book matched veneer is veneer that is sliced and then every other leaf of the veneer is turned over like the pages of a book facing each other. It is usually book matched with the grain running along the 8 dimension. This product is part of a special range of unusual natural wood veneers that includes striped, fiddleback, quilted, burl and other less common veneers and species. Quilted maple wood veneer quilt is the most soughtafter grain figure that is found in maple. Hardwood or softwood veneers used as a core is not recommended in many areas of the aws due to poor stability, but do have many other structural characteristics. Birdseye maple sequenced matched 4way veneer pack wood.
I have observed the same thing on book matched resawn veneer. If the grain is straight, the joints will not be obvious. To avoid a striped palingfence effect, quartercut may be best specified as slip matched. When the log is sliced see plywood slicing the flinches are matched for color and grain. Burled walnut is a rare and exceptional offeringrich. Whats the difference between rotarycut and bookmatched. From the same tree that produces maple syrup, comes this beautiful veneer that. End matching is often used to extend the apparent length of available veneers for high wall panels and long conference tables. Interesting patterns can be achieved with veneers by decoratively matching them in various ways. Components from various logs of the same species are arranged in a deliberate mismatched manner to achieve a natural lumber effect as offered in columbia forest products appalachian traditions product line. These exceptional natural wood veneers contain precisionmatched splice lines, have a bookmatched appearance and are presanded and ready to apply and finish.
Our 4waymatched veneers are offered in some of the most stunning and exotic grain patterns found in wood. When book matching, the adjacent leaves of veneer alternate between tight and loose faces. This is part one we show yall how to work with and glue a bookmatch flame maple veneer top to a strat style body. These backings provide an impervious barrier that prevents adhesive from penetrating to the wood surface and ensures that your finishing materials do not. Since one side of each leaf can reflect light or accept stain different than the. Youll often find it necessary to join two or more pieces of veneer together to make up a large panel. Whether you need flatsliced bookmatched veneers for wall panels or want to use a rotary peeler for lower grade veneers, youll find the type of veneer log you want at mte wood. Narrow bands of figure that run uninterrupted from edge to edge across the width of the veneer leaf. I believe the barber pole visual effect of book matching is due to reversed grain direction rather than the method used to produce the veneer. Wood veneer tops 1 316 thick tops utilizing 3ply construction with solid cherry, maple, oak or walnut wood band edging, shaped with five edge details. If a number of panels are manufactured from a specific flitch, the number of veneer leaves per panel face may change as individual leaves are taken from the flitch. Outside surface veneers are book matched to provide proper grain consistency and uniform grain appearance. This produces a grain pattern that is matched at the veneer joint.
Running match each panel face is assembled from as many leaves as necessary. This method is useful in making up larger panels, and for species where only small leaves are available. How to do a sweet book matched veneer top on a strat. Architectural end matching, where leaves are individually book or slip matched, first endtoend and then sidetoside, alternating end and side. The differences between the veneers come down to appearance, which depends on how they were cut at the mill. Freedom series executive furniture of washington dc. Standard a grade flat cut maple wood veneer commonly allows for some defects such as occasional pin knots and very slight vine marks or worm tracks. Veneer matching should not be confused with panel matching which refers to the relationship between several panels in a sequence, as in a large auditorium.
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