If the grain is straight, the joints will not be obvious. Hardwood veneer whole piece, book matched, slip matched. Alternating pieces of veneer are flipped over so they face each other as do the pages within a book. Ways to match and joint leaves of real wood veneer. The veneer joints match and create a mirrored image pattern at the joint. Where it grows widespread throughout the eastern u. When book matching, the adjacent leaves of veneer alternate between tight and loose faces. It can be laid up on a panel face in different sorts of matching. White oak plywood, a1 34 inch 4x8 slip matched rift 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. Half rounda somewhat similar pattern is achieved by turning a half log flitch on a lathe. A technique for matching wood veneer veneer book matching is the most frequently used method for matching wood veneer. Book matching is the most common technique and is often used with plain, quarter or rift sliced veneers. Similar to standard book matching, but alternate leaves are turned so that the grain runs in the opposite direction.
I used the ironon glue method i had to cut the piece to size, role titebond original wood glue on both surfaces, allow it to dry, then position the veneer and go over it with a hot iron, which worked beautifully. Veneer slices are joined in sequence without flipping the pattern. Book matched veneer sliced veneer has a tight and a loose face. White oak a1 rift cut 34 4x8 veneer core slip matched. Learn various methods of cutting and matching face veneers that allow for a variety of. End match two consecutive leaves of veneer are book matched and the next two are flipped, creating a fourpiece end match also called a bookandbutt match. Lately many woodworkers have been asking me how i join veneer together.
The veneer may reflect light, accept stain differently and may yield a noticeable color variation. The white oak group comprises many species, of which about eight are commercial. The matching technique should be selected based on the desired finish and appearance of the sheet. An angle of cut at 15 degrees to the radius of the filtch is used to minimize the ray flake effect in oak. There are several different methods of arranging book and slip matched leaves within a face. It is usually book matched and sometimes slip matched, with the grain running along the 8 dimension. End matching creates beautiful patterns and accentuates swirly grains and the irregular characteristics of veneer.
Slip match rift white oak wood veneer sheets available at oakwood veneer company. Also included in this category is a huge selection of curly and other figured white oak veneers. 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. Quarter matched a veneered panel made up of four consecutive veneers each aligned as in book matching but creating a panel consisting of a leaf of veneer at all four corners. 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. Other than oak, most species produce the same look as rift cut. Veneer cuts commercial interior wood doors oshkosh door.
A flake effect is produced in oak veneers using this method. Heres a quick demo of how i book match veneers to achieve the desired length i need for casework. Every other piece of veneer is turned over so adjacent pieces are opened like two adjacent pages in a book. Flat cut, rift, and quartersawn white oak wood veneer sheets. We have white oak wood veneer sheets in stock and ready for immediate shipment. I used this veneer to lay over a piece of 34 oak veneer plywood that stained terribly on a shaker dresser i was building. White oak is a common american hardwood that is easy to. Oshkosh door company veneer cuts and matching are available for commercial interior wood doors. The grain figures always match at the joints creating a pleasing look of continuity and symmetry in a bank of cabinets or drawers. Plank match is the second most common match behind book match due to the popularity of rustic alder. Rotary cut veneer produced on a large machine where the solid log is rotated against a large stationary knife pencil sharpener fashion.