Woodworker's Journal 2009-33-1, страница 35

Resawing Book-matched Panels

Creating a beautiful book-matched panel is easy, once you know a few simple tricks of the trade.

its essence, creating a book-match means resawing through the thickness of a board. Once the cut is complete and you've opened the two pieces, like a book, the grain on each of the two cut faces will almost perfectly mirror one another. I've used book-matched panels on a number of projects. On a small scale, they make great jewelry box lids, but if you own a saw with enough resaw capacity you can create book-matches on a larger scale. I've produced book-matched door panels, for instance, and used them on adjacent doors, so each is the mirror of the other. It's a striking effect. I've also created tabletops from book-matched pieces.

The band saw is just the tool for resawing a book-match. You'll need a resaw fence and, with a few simple setup tips, you'll be cutting like a pro.

Get started by installing a wide resaw blade on your band saw, making certain the tracking and tension are correctly set. Next, check that the blade and table are perfectly perpendicular, as shown at right.

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