You may already have examples of book matched veneer in your home or office, for instance, on interior doors, cabinets, walls, and furniture. Book matching custom veneer and production plywood panels. The veneer joints match and create a mirrored image pattern at the joint line, yielding a maximum continuity of grain. Highest quality veneer you can specify in any particular species. Our maple wood edge banding is preglued with a german highquality adhesive that provides a strong, permanent bond. Flat cut slip match maple wood veneer is one of the many types of maple veneers on the market. A type of figure found commonly in maple and occasionally in other species of wood. The appearance of the panel can be formal or casual, simple or busy based on the matching choice. Since rotary cut veneers are difficult to match, most matching is done with sliced veneer. You can stack several pieces of veneer together and cut them all at once.
Book match veneer joints match, creating a symmetrical pattern. This means i wont have to try buying matching tapes and i will get a better match. Book match slip match random match the most commonly used match in the. Thin strips of wood veneer designed to cover the exposed edges of any panel. Edge supply maple 2 x 50 roll of plywood edge banding preglued real. The glue is activated by heat and will strongly apply this highquality veneer edging onto your shelf, furniture or diy project. The concept of slicing lumber into thin leaves and rearranging them to accentuate the grain character and create unique patterns has been practiced by. Book match is the most common veneer leaf assembly. The veneer will be smooth, tight cut, and full length and free of any visible defects or abnormalities.
When book matched and splice together it forms a slight or pronounced. There is a veneer joint in the center of the panel producing horizontal symmetry. The slip match can really give you a different look than bookmatching. Clamp a shopmade auxiliary fence to the jointer to support the veneer. Apply a uniform coat of glue over the substrate all the way to the edges. Available in white ash, olive ash, carpathian elm, maple, mappa, myrtle and walnut. We do not recommend waterbased stains and finishes on most maple veneers. Note, aa grade veneer also requires wider minimums for face components with.
Veneer panels wood river veneer produces many types of panels for a variety of applications. There are some woodworking projects where the repetitive matching of sequential veneers laid side by side can look a little too artificial for some users. The rich natural patterns and colors of the wood make it very popular and the sequence matched sheets in a 4 way pack allow you to create an intense visual impact. Veneer slices are joined in sequence without flipping the pattern. Make your own 4way book matched panel with walnut burl veneer. To avoid a striped palingfence effect, quartercut may be best specified as slip matched.
Wood is matching quilted maple with metal cross bar solid twisted rod and mounting plates are accented with hand distressed hammering and hand painted rustic finish. This produces a mirrorimage effect, similar to opening the pages of a book, and works especially well with curly figured veneers such as quartered figured anigre, curly sycamore and curly maple. Book matching is used with flat cut, quarter, rift or rotary cut veneer. Each 8 x 18 x 283 thick sheet is carefully packed into the 4 sheet pack for a total of 4 square feet of walnut burl beauty with the grain converging at the middle of a fourway juncture. Bookmatched quilted maple with two natural live edges.
Mahogany crotch veneers can add a dramatic appearance to any woodworking project. The slip match can really give you a different look than book matching. You will receive 1 roll of maple wood, ironon veneer edging with your purchase. Joint the veneer s edges just like you would a board. A richly finished conference table with center matched faces will be much more appealing than one with an odd number of components. End matched end matching consist of opening two matching pieces of veneer end wise rather than edge wise book match. The fun really kicks in when you start book matching veneer. How to do a sweet book matched veneer top on a strat.
Cut the veneers to length and width using a veneer saw and a straight edge guide. Each is will be bookandend matched more often called 4way. Wormy spalted maplelive edge rustic bookmatched kd lumber. Wood veneer slices this article is a discussion about how thin wood veneers are sliced from a log and what kinds of characteristics are visible as a result. Here are some explanations of the issue and some suggested solutions. Center matching requires the producer to clip small bundles of the specified veneer to more precise widths to accomplish this. Kimberly mcneelan explain the process for making bookmatched panels for her barstool project.
I would rather use the same veneer to do the edges as i used for the face. Edge banding is typically bonded to the sides of plywood and other veneered panels to give the project a solidwood look. This sequenced flitch of maple veneer on the left contains eight pieces that will cover 8. Wisewood veneer leading wood veneer suppliers for the us. The resulting panels blend together like one larger piece in the final project. Use a high quality lowyellowing 2pack polyurethane designed for use with wood veneer for sealer and top coats, with manufacturer approved uv prohibitors. If you are interested in the characteristics of boards and lumber, check out our article wood lumber cuts.
Wormy spalted maple live edge rustic bookmatched kd lumber pair bmsm6. Please contact us to check, then specify the cut that you require. Veneer assembly methods matching between adjacent veneer leaves it is possible to achieve certain visual effects by the manner in which the leaves are arranged. Our prices are adjusted for this eventuality, but the measurements shown are the actual full width and length of these veneers. Veneer cuts commercial interior wood doors oshkosh door. Were leading wood veneer suppliers for the us and canada, focusing on domestic and exotic species. The difference between a custom and premium grade doors is the veneer grade, adopted from hpva panel veneer grading tables, and veneer assembly.
Diamond match sunburst center match each panel face is assembled of an even number of veneer leaves of uniform width before edge trimming. Edge supply maple 34 x 50 roll of plywood edge banding preglued. Agrade face an a face on hardwood plywood should be matched for both grain and color. Constructing arts and crafts sofa and coffee tables with bookmatched veneer tops. Edge supply maple 34 x 50 roll of plywood edge banding pre. Depending on the manner in which a log is cut, strikingly different visual effects can be achieved with the woods grain and characteristics. 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. 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. Plywood matching when the log is sliced see plywood slicing the flinches are matched for color and grain. Curly maple bookmatched tops north ridge hardwoods.
Edge supply brand birch 112 x 25 roll preglued, wood veneer edge banding, iron on with hot melt adhesive, flexible wood tape sanded to perfection. While i have been an amateur woodworker for over forty years, for most of that period, my interest in veneering was low. Resawing on bandsaw and construction of arts and crafts. For the pay off, veneering just seemed too complicated.
Cut your first sheet to get your straight join edge and then slide the seccond underneath till you get a perfect match and mark it and cut that one as well. Other examples of bookmatched veneer include fine instruments, such as guitars and violins, and on interior pieces in highend luxury cars. Flitch the section of a log made ready for cutting into veneer. Section 4 sheet products 74 architectural woodwork standards 2014 awi awmac wi 2nd edition, october 1, 2014 4 introductory information primary core ma te ri als continued veneer continued veneer core figure. Matched, center an even number of equal width veneer leaves make up a panel face. Once the veneer is cut, it can be laid up on a panel face in different sorts of matching. Solid birds eye maple wood is generally not available, use rock maple. The consecutive veneer leaves are opened, like a book, creating a mirror image of the previous leaf as theyre spliced together. The species ranges widely in the northern hemisphere and craftsmen enjoy its workability. Vintage baker end table book matched figured veneer top brass mounts, click to view image album click to view image album click to view image album click to view image album excellent quality end table by the master craftsmen at baker. Wisewood veneer company sells wood veneer, edge banding and cabinet refacing kits for contractors and doityourselfers alike.
Edge supply maple 34 x 50 roll of plywood edge banding. Each veneer sheet is straight with parallel edges and is free of defects allowing for you to easily work with it to create works of wonder. 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. Matching species edge banding to complete your veneered panel, we offer a. Joining two pieces of bookmatched veneer creates a beautiful, nearly. However, as we discussed in the last episode, im placing the burl cloud to the outside edges of the. Interesting patterns can be achieved with veneers by decoratively matching them in various ways. Veneer is matched by color but not by grain pattern.
California claro walnut burl veneer burl veneers are fragile and can have voids, splits, and cut corners. Book matched quilted maple with two natural live edges dining, conference table or desk 34 x 100 base. White gummed paper veneer tape which is quite cheap by the roll and has a series of punched holes in it is still the best tape to use for joining unless you want to do a lot then go for a. Since one side of each leaf can reflect light or accept stain different than the. Matching selections may be more obvious in some species than in others depending on the natural grain characteristic of that wood species. Bookmatched finely figured veneer top with brass gallery. For architects and designers specifying flat cut slip match maple veneer, please reference product number dsv8359. If the grain is straight, the joints will not be obvious. Glossary of common veneer terms formwood industries.
After cutting this section of the log, the sheets are kept together consecutively, as cut, and handled in sequence through process of clipping and drying, so. This matching gives an aesthetically pleasing continuity of the wood grain. Book matching is used with plain sliced and, less often, with other cuts of veneer. Edge supply maple 2 x 50 roll of plywood edge banding pre. Book matching this method is similar to slip matching, except that every other veneer is flipped.
Thus, there is a veneer joint in the center of the panel. Barber pole effect in book match because the tight and loose faces alternate in adjacent pieces of veneer, they may accept stain or reflect light differently, resulting in a noticeable color variation, often called barber pole. Logs to lumber kiln dried hardwood lumber domestic and exotic lumber live edge slabs table tops see a cool headboard using bookmatched crotch walnut see a project using bookmatched crotch walnut another project using bookmatched crotch walnut see a project using red elmwalnut slabs. Two logs of the same species, cut in different ways, produce distinctive, individual veneers. Veneers are matched by color or similarity, not necessarily by grain characteristics. Wall, ceiling, furniture and cabinet panels wood veneer. This premium edge banding is real wood that is presanded and available in several sizes the 78 preglued edge banding is the easiest to use. We understand that some people want to see a picture before purchasing so as time allows we post some of our available tops below. Note that edging may not necessarily look the same as the face veneer. All veneer splices should be book matched for a visually pleasing appearance. We recommend that you allow for up to 15 % loss from sizes we list. Convenient and economical, they make working with veneer more accessible. The art of veneer pattern matching has been practiced by cabinet and furniture makers for centuries.
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