Marlite wood veneer is handselected, always harvested responsibly and is offered in four finish options. Components from various logs of the same species are. Wood grain is continuous in length, as well as width. Most major veneer vendors sell only fulllength leaves, which is fine if youre making bookmatched panels for a kitchenfull of doors. The most commonly used match in the industry is where every other leaf of veneer is turned over, like the pages of a book. The order and direction in which the leaves of each flitch are arranged can alter the appearance of your installation. 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 concept of slicing lumber into thin leaves and rearranging them to accentuate the grain character and create unique patterns has been practiced by. Architectural end matching, where leaves are individually book or slip matched, first end. Where the length of the veneer doesnt allow its fabrication into the desired height of the panel, it can be matched with vertical butts, as well as horizontal book match joins. Appropriate when panel height exceeds the veneer length. Book matching custom veneer and production plywood panels. Veneer veneer veneer nominal minimum grade match assembly width of face components premium aa grade book or balance center plain sliced 5 inches slip quarter sliced 3 inches.
Wood grain figures match at the joints creating a pleasing look of continuity and symmetry in a bank of cabinets or drawers. The 24 x 96 sheets are flexible, 142 thick, have a uniform color, and are easy to. There are lots of different ways to book match veneer, and in this article, i am going to show you how to get started with a simple twoway book match. Glossary of common veneer terms formwood industries. A grand surround of book matched veneers for the fireplace wall in a private residence. The difference between a custom and premium grade doors is the veneer grade, adopted from hpva panel veneer grading tables, and veneer assembly. It is recommended that veneer core panels be used only when. Panel matching is then required to define how the completed veneer face is positioned.
Make bookmatched panels band saw resaw woodworking. Attention to detail means everything in veneer and panel work. This method is useful in making up larger panels, and for species where only small leaves are available. The art of veneer pattern matching has been practiced by cabinet and furniture makers for centuries. When we apply the stain, one side is darker than the other. Blueprint match architectural grade veneers are matched for continuity of grain and color for various size panels, doors and transoms. Book matched is side to side and bank matched is top to bottom see photo. Houston architectural panel manufactures custom hardwood plywood, wood veneers, flush wood doors and custom table tops. Make a bookmatched veneer door panel popular woodworking. This type of matching yields maximum continuity of grain. Marlite provides all wood veneer panels with bookmatched faces as a standard, creating a symmetrical layout that the adjacent veneer leaves on the panel. Quarter matching is useful in making up larger panels.
Some of the finest furniture made features spectacular bookmatched crotch or burl figured panels, exquisite marquetry designs, and sunburst. Generally on a round, oval or octagon shaped panel, leaves of veneer are clipped into pie shaped pieces and then book matched. This real wood veneer is made out of walnut burl and is sequenced to match 4 ways. The rich coloring of the walnut burl and the incredible shimmer they exhibit makes this veneer ideal for furniture and unique pieces of art. Applying veneer to your projects is a great and easy way to dress them up. Learn the basics of choosing veneer, flattening it, using mirrors to visualize the bookmatch, marking out the cuts and matching the seams perfectly, taping the sheets together and gluing them to the substrate. Veneer slices are joined in sequence without flipping the pattern. Wood veneer s appearance is not only dependent on the species of wood used, but also how the veneer sheets are matched. A panel is created by edge glu i ng individual leaves together to create a pattern. Modules mix and match wall panels in fifteen standard shapes and sizes to create unique grid configurations.
Often used with quarter sliced and rift sliced veneers, this is the process in which a sequence of matching veneer leaves or consecutive sheets of. Each strip is laid out side by side without turning over. Additionally, custom layouts can be provided for individual panels, per your specification, including slipmatch, sketchmatch, randommatch, or balancematch faces. Architectural plywood hardwood panels timber products. The short story on bookmatched panels wood magazine. The blade will leave milling marks on the cut faces of your two bookmatched panels. The consecutive veneer leaves are opened, like a book, creating a mirror image of the previous leaf as theyre spliced together. Once cut, veneer leaves are selected and matched as required. Panel end match figure 20018a leaves are book or slip matched on panels and sequenced. Flitch the section of a log made ready for cutting into veneer. Panel positioning involves the orientation of finished panels during the construction process.
Our challange was to make the installation of these panels as easy as possible and add as little additional dead load weight to the roof struture as possible. Located just south of beltway 8 in pearland, tx, we have over 50 years experience in producing these types of custom wood products. Start by choosing two sequential veneer leaves that are a bit longer than the panel you plan to make and more than half of the panel s width. With wood veneer matching its possible to achieve various visual effects, altering the appearance of a panel or even of a whole room. Plywood matching when the log is sliced see plywood slicing the flinches are matched for color and grain. This matching gives an aesthetically pleasing continuity of the wood grain. The way these leaves are assembled into faces for panels depends on which match is specified from most random to most symmetrical, these include running, balance, and center matches. Jan 20, 2017 want to get twice the yield out of your treasured boards. As a flitch is sliced, it produces leaves of veneer that vary in width.
When there is a specification of the sequenced panels, the noticeable. It is easy to apply,and the most important is the kerf. Book matched veneer is sliced and every other leaf of the veneer is turned over like pages of a book facing each other. Book match veneer book match is the most common veneer leaf assembly. The grain figures always match at the joints creating a pleasing look of continuity and symmetry in a bank of cabinets or drawers.
Wood veneer matching balancing wood veneer matching balancing within a certain panel, leaves can be balance matched or running matched. Book matching is when two identical sheets of veneer are placed alongside each other and each is a mirror image of the other. Matched, center an even number of equal width veneer leaves make up a panel face. 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. Hardwood veneer panels manufactured of hardwood veneers. Veneer book matching is the most frequently used method for matching wood veneer. Barber poling refers to the alternating dark and light appearance that can appear in book matched veneer. All components from a given log are spliced together in their respective order without turning. This produces a repeat pattern which varies gradually across the panel. Prominent characteristics will flow across the match.
Wall, ceiling, furniture and cabinet panels wood veneer. This produces a grain pattern that is matched at the veneer joint. One of the most popular ways to match wood veneer is known as bookmatching, or bookmatched wood veneer. Book matched panels add visual interest and a mark of fine craftsmanship to a project. Master bedroom panels the cabinetry, the window seat, the tray ceiling details are all enhanced with daiek veneer and panel work.
This gives a mirrored effect in every adjacent leaf, thus the name book matching. Four veneer pieces are book matched both from side to side and from top to bottom. Thus, there is a veneer joint in the center of the panel. Every other leaf or component of veneer from a given log is turned over to produce. The concept of slicing lumber into thin leaves and rearranging them to accentuate the grain character and. Veneer is book matched endtoend as well as sidetoside.
Running match each panel face is assembled from as many leaves as necessary. Learn the basics of choosing veneer, flattening it, using mirrors to visualize the book match, marking out the cuts and matching the seams perfectly, taping the sheets together and gluing them to the substrate. Mar 26, 2019 wood veneers appearance is not only dependent on the species of wood used, but also how the veneer sheets are matched. Hardwood veneer whole piece, book matched, slip matched.
Book match definition is to match the grains of a pair of sheets of veneer or plywood so that one sheet seems to be the mirror image of the other. Bookmatch definition of bookmatch by merriamwebster. Softwood veneer panels manufactured of softwood veneers. Design possibilities become endless with vts extensive array of architectural wood products. Matches chosen for each of these processes can have a dramatic impact on the look of the veneer. The veneer joints match and create a mirrored image pattern at the joint line, yielding a maximum continuity of grain. This effect is caused by the different surface characteristics created during the veneer slicing process and can be especially noticeable after finishing. Mar 19, 2020 to create a bookmatch, you simply open two sequential leaves of veneer like a book to form a mirror image.
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. Rift sliced, quarter sliced, and highly figured veneers are generally used for these specialty matches. Because of the way the veneer is applied to the panels it is taking the stain differently. There are two essential keys to a perfectly resawn workpiece, with the first being the blade on your band saw. For more information on other types of veneer matching, be sure to read our adjacent leaves matching and balance matching articles. These rift white oak ceiling panels are book matched, center balanced, sequenced and end matched with a light weight core that we costructed in our shop. The way you match veneer sheets can create visual rythym and enhance your project.
In book matched veneer, alternating pieces of veneer are placed in such. Learn traditional veneering techniques with this bookmatched panel that is the crowning detail of bob van dykes box project. 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. Smooth these out with a quick trip through the planer or with a sander, taking care not to remove too much stock from the cut faces or you can alter the book matched appearance. Alternating pieces of veneer are flipped over so they face each other as do the pages within a book. Houston architectural panel, llc manufacturing custom.
But if you only want to make one or two panels, check out ebay. As the name suggests, in book matching each veneer leaf is folded out with its. Select veneer to use to create a simple 2way bookmatch on two 14 thick mdf panels. How to create a simple veneer book match without special. 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.
End matching is often used to extend the apparent length of available veneers for high wall panels and long conference tables. Alternating strips of veneer from the same log section flitch are turned over so the adjacent leaves appear to open as the pages of a book. 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. There are several different methods of arranging book and slip matched leaves within a face. Speciality matching this is a technique that utilises natural grain patterns to create distinct patterns, such as herringbone, v matched designs or radiating.
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. This is a way of jointing veneers based on the nature of the growth of the tree from which theyre cut. Within a certain panel, leaves can be balance matched or running matched. Wood veneer matching end matching there are three main types of end matching, which are used in combination with book or slip matching.
It is accomplished by turning every other veneer leaf over, and arranging it such that the grain opens at the spine, similar to the pages in a book. The visual effect created is that veneer joints match, creating a symmetrical pattern. End matched end matching consist of opening two matching pieces of veneer end wise rather than edge wise book match. Panel matching is then required to define how the completed veneer face is positioned during production of the panel. In this video, andrew shows you a simple technique that will enhance the beauty of your special piece of wood. The veneer is book matched endtoend as well as sidetoside, with the wood grain one continuous length and width, which is appropriate when panel height exceeds the veneer length. Composed of several pieces of veneer varying in width that are glued together. The mirrored effect is best with the least amount of wood taken off these. Book matching is used with flat cut, quarter, rift or rotary cut veneer. Bookmatching and slipmatching are characteristic to most upscale and highquality wood veneer. Most common match used in the industry, where every other veneer piece is turned over so that adjacent pieces resemble the open pages of a book.
Continuous pieces of veneer peeled from a log using a rotary process. These veneer matching techniques include sunburst match, box match, reverse or end grain box match, herringbone or v book match, or diamond match. As applied to wood, bookmatching is usually done with veneer produced in one of several ways, but can also be done with solid wood. Veneer matching occurs first and specifies how individual veneer leaves will be joined together on the face of the panel. This is a traditional way of jointing veneers based on the nature of the growth of the tree from which they are cut. 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. If the grain is straight, the joints will not be obvious. Book matching can create color variation and caution must be taken as. The veneer joints match perfectly to create symmetry of pattern and continuity of the grain.
End match veneer is book matched endtoend as well as sidetoside. Make your own 4way book matched panel with walnut burl veneer. Timber veneer matching, layouts and patterns bord products. Due to the national emergency please expect a possible 24 hour delay in shipping, thank you for your patience. Bookmatched panels add visual interest and a mark of fine craftsmanship to a project. Contact us today at 2814899000 for your free quote. Weve been taking a look recently at wall paneling and wood veneers, and now were going to dive a little deeper into the world of wood veneer matching and more specifically endtoend vs sequence matching wood veneer matching.
Slip match rift white oak wood veneer sheets available at oakwood veneer company. The 24 x 96 sheets are flexible, 142 thick, have a uniform color, and are easy to apply. Individual leaves in a sliced flitch may increase or decrease in width as the slicing progresses. This matching style is used to extend the length of available veneers for wall panels and long conference tables. With bookmatching, every other piece of veneer referred to as a leaf is flipped so adjacent leaves are opened like the pages of a book. Burl veneers are often used in this way, with panels continued in a matched. Best architecture books our list of the top reference books for architects these are. To make a veneer panel, the leaves are cut to width and spliced. Panel end matching yields a pleasing grain continuity, however, some grain misalignment will occur and it is not considered a defect. 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. Similar to standard book matching, but alternate leaves are turned so that the grain. Thus, if a number of panels are manufactured from a particular flitch, the number of veneer leaves per panel face will change as the flitch is utilized. Bookmatching takes advantage of the sequential nature of veneer.
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. Creating a bookmatched veneer panel part 1 youtube. The fun really kicks in when you start book matching veneer. We have to stain architectural veneer red oak, rift cut, book match panels that are on an mdf substrate to match stained solid red oak doors. Panels may contain odd or even numbers of leaves and the number of leaves may vary from panel to panel depending on the veneer specified. Allowing you to easily apply the stunning and unique beauty of the burl to your wood work. These exceptional natural wood veneers contain precision matched splice lines, have a book matched appearance and are presanded and ready to apply and finish. They should be applied to surfaces using any quality contact cement. Oak veneer white rift slip match information product description slip match rift white oak wood veneer has the flitches in a slip match pattern rather than book match. Architectural end matching, where leaves are individually book or slip matched, first endtoend and then sidetoside, alternating end and side. Interesting and beautiful panels can be created by different book matched configurations.
Jan 01, 2015 for a small cabinet im building, i want bookmatched doors, and a chunk of wonderfully spalted maple i bought seemed the perfect choice to create the two distinctive 8. Learn traditional veneering techniques with this book matched panel that is the crowning detail of bob van dykes box project. Wood veneer matching veneer leaves plywood express. But the real fun begins when you start book matching. In sequence matching, veneered panels are sourced or manufactured in sequence, meaning that each consecutive panel will be well matched for both grain and color. Most commonly done with a crotch or other highly figured wood. Veneer panels wood river veneer produces many types of panels for a variety of applications.