Pattern Restoration - Making a Kayak - microBootlegger Sport - E23
Getting back on track with the book match pattern after discovering a mistake.
Book Matched
Book Matching
Articles about book matching. Book matching takes adjacent pieces of wood and opens them like a book to reveal mirror matched grain.
Sorting Strips Brain Bending - Making a Kayak - microBootlegger Sport - E9
Sorting strips for book matching from a 1-1/2" x 12" vertical grained board
Sorting Strips for Bookmatching - Making a Kayak - microBootlegger Sport - E8
Sorting strips for book matching from a 3/4" x 12" flat grained board
Milling Cedar Strips for a Bookmatched Petrel
Cutting strips is always a little tedious. It is primarily a matter of feeding the wood through the saw. When you intend to bookmatch the strips on the boat you also need to keep the strips in order.
