Book matched maple tops

Lumber domestic lumber quilted maple global wood source. Figured curly maple wood 9478 book matched guitar top set. The evolution s limited models feature master grade, book matched maple tops, each uniquely dyed and masterfully finished with matching pearl or candy back, sides and head stock. May 20, 2016 i will make 2 bookmatched tops from this piece of beautiful african padauk. A highly figured electric guitar top whether quilted maple or flame maple is the showcase of your guitar. While i have been an amateur woodworker for over forty years, for most of that period, my interest in veneering was low.

Guitar tops 8 14 x 2223 x 316 size is approximate book matched typical d size a note about grades. Birdseye maple wood samples of the wood we carry and have processed. Plywood matching when the log is sliced see plywood slicing the flinches are matched for color and grain. May 10, 2016 gibson began applying a cherrysunburst finish to les pauls in 1960 to spotlight the beauty of their book matched, carved maple tops. Ernie ball music man sabre offers premium looks and american. To begin with, choose a piece of wood with grain that you would like to see repeated. Your cancellation request will be handled by the property, based on your chosen policy and consumer law where applicable. For a small cabinet im building, i want book matched doors, and a chunk of wonderfully spalted maple i bought seemed the perfect choice to create the two distinctive 8. We keep an eye out for anything thats going to look cool in a bookmatched top so the offering changes frequently. Custom solid wood table tops live edge slab tables.

They come with a lovely roasted maple figured maple neck, with what the company describes as a comfortable slim c profile, with a 1 11. Live edge slab dining tables, walnut slabs and tops. Flame book matched red live edge box elder river table top bench resaw craft set. We offer quality at fair prices and have decades of experience in furniture design. Birdseyemaplewood can also provide acoustic guitar back and sides sets as well as book matched electric guitar tops. Cutting the mahogany into 3 pieces on the miter saw. Les paul standard serial number 08081 has the typical late 1960 features including a slimmer. This body has been in the works for awhile but when i got this piece of maple.

Premium aa grade book or balance center plain sliced 5 inches slip quarter sliced 3 inches rotary sliced 5 inches. Make bookmatched panels band saw resaw woodworking. Book matching is when you use consecutive boards from the same log to create a repeating pattern in the grain such as with the knots in the box top above. Quartered cut, luthier electric guitar carved top, book match pieces2 plates good silkeningflecking on the surface. We also have a good stock of matched sets of lumber suitable for tops with boards in the 10 to 15 range that are less expensive, and the quality is very good. We understand that some people want to see a picture before purchasing so as time allows we post some of our available tops below. Resawing on bandsaw and construction of arts and crafts sofa. As applied to wood, bookmatching is usually done with veneer produced in one of several ways. Quartersawn hard rock maple, traditional black dot inlay, 22 frets, 15 inch radius. Your investment in a live edge table top or slab table is a significant purchase and should be made with confidence.

The evolution s models are available in an extensive palette of pearl and candy colors. Discussion in electric instruments started by dgtplayer, may 9, 2012. It can make wonderful grain designs and is easy enough to do yourself with the proper tools. The bookmatched flame maple tops look very impressive in the colours on offer, especially with that natural binding. There are several different methods of arranging book and slip matched leaves within a face. Bookmatched maple knife scale 5 x 112 x 38 cook woods. Jared coldwell of ohio woodlands offers live edge lumber. All the panels were veneered in my shop except the top, which was custom ordered.

The neck will be made from 2 pieces of flamed maple and 1 piece of padouk. Shop all northwest timber figured lumber, wood, and domestic exotic hardwoods for furniture and musical instruments. 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. Its a great time to upgrade your home music studio gear with the largest selection at. You can have a billet of maple that after being flatsawn is perfectly bookmatched. If you dont book a flexible rate, you may not be entitled to a refund. Alternating pieces of veneer are flipped over so they face each other as do the pages within a book. Ive built a lot of desks over the years, but this one is may favorite. In addition to online sales our trade counter is located in stockport, cheshire and is open to the public and trade customers.

How to do a sweet book matched veneer top on a strat. Two medium output custom dimarzio humbuckers are mounted directly to the body for optimum resonance and signal response. Tonetech ltd provides luthier supplies, luthier tools, guitar paint and nitrocellulose lacquers across the uk and europe. Okay so i am completly out of the building world right now and just want to focus on playing again. Hobby wood, exotic woods, curly woods, display cases, gun cases,luthier parts. Guitar top wood a highly figured electric guitar top whether quilted maple or flame maple is the showcase of your guitar. We produce more cherry tops than any other species, but we do have matched sets of mahogany, walnut, tiger maple and lesser amounts of elm, ash, butternut, maple and birch.

This beautiful custom rustic dining table is made from reclaimed, book matched, wide curly maple with inlaid ebony butterflies. 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. Air dried since 2009 and currently at 12 percent moisture content. If the grain is straight, the joints will not be obvious. We show yall how to work with and glue a book match flame maple veneer top to a strat style body. We have some of the most beautiful and rare birdseye maple and curly hard maple in the industry. Dec 02, 20 curly maple desk shop made veneer panels guarantees perfect grain match.

These include curly hard maple, birdseye maple and curly red maple for guitar sets, fingerboards, top blanks and body blanks. In this video, i take a completed mahogany guitar body and install a sweet quilted maple guitar top. How to make a quilted maple guitar top with minimal tools. This gives the impression of an opened book, hence the term bookmatched. Flamed spaulted maple face plate, cherry wood medallion. Bookmatching wood slabs is the practice of matching two or more wood slabs, so that two adjoining surfaces mirror each other. 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.

Custom solid hardwood dining tables and table tops for residential, restaurant, hospitality and commercial installations in walnut, maple, sapele mahogany, cherry, hickory and live edge slabs for coffee, conference room tables and kitchen islands. While flame maple also known as figured maple, curly maple or fiddleback maple had long been used to the backs and necks of guitars and other stringed instruments such as the violin, it was the use of this striking timber in 1958 to 1960 gibson les pauls that really made it desirable when used to create the twopiece, book matched carved tops on these guitars. Curly maple wood guitar tops that are bookmatched for luthiers. Parts, strings, and accessories started by strangedejavu, feb 15, 20. Book matched live edge walnut dining table and bench with rh yoder dining chairs.

Birch, red oak, maple, ash, poplar, cherry and other species of fancy veneer are supplied throughout the decorative plywood, furniture, cabinetry, door and profilewrap industries. 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. Custom telecaster guitar build diary project electric guitar. Live edge walnut, cherry, maple, elm, oak, and other domestic hardwoods for sale at great prices. Guitar top bookmatched flamed curly maple 5a grade. Curly maple bookmatched tops north ridge hardwoods. Made made and custom bookmatched guitar parts for todays luthiers,jewelry box,music box,thin lumber. Quilted fiddle back maple wood 5457 luthier guitar top set 23x.

Maple burl wood 10922 luither natural f hole book matched guitar top set. Veneer slices are joined in sequence without flipping the pattern. Before the introduction of the magnificent drop top in 1990, the number of s style guitars that had a maple top that was dropped to create a comfortable forearm contour were exactly zero. 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. Guitar top bookmatched spalted maple 4a grade, unique. Ambrosia maple tops planed to 14 and sanded to 200 grit. For over 50 years weve been offering superior custom selected kiln dried figured hardwoods such as curly maple, curly cherry, curly red oak, curly yellow birch, etc. This huge, unusual table has a rustic feel and seems like it wraps around you as you sit behind the table. This tonewoodpickup combination is a perfect recipe for hard edge rock tones but also delivers a subtle dynamic response at lower volume levels when needed.

Not sure which one to use yet another look at the body and top. Quilted maple top wood looks like blisters pillows even sausages. We are specialist and can cut to size since for certain individual orders. There are two essential keys to a perfectly resawn workpiece, with. Hardwood veneer whole piece, book matched, slip matched. The axis guitar features a beautiful quilt or flame book matched maple top over a lightweight basswood body.

Telecaster thinline 69 s body electric guitar book matched. Telecaster 50s body electric guitar bookmatched spalted. The uncomplicated design really helps the bookmatched curlymaple panels stand out. Running match each panel face is assembled from as many leaves as necessary. The hotel is protected as a historic document and is surrounded by a parklike garden. Continuous pieces of veneer peeled from a log using a rotary process.

Woods and slabs also carries a wide selection of exotic hardwood table tops in many sizes and thicknesses located in naples, florida. For bookings made on or after april 6, 2020, be sure to consider the risk of the coronavirus covid19 and associated government measures. Look for our unfinished table tops in honduras mahogany from mexico and maple from the united states and other exotic hardwoods like ziricote, tzalam, and walnut. Iconic guitars introduces the evolution series s and s.

If you want to get the attention of all the really hot girls you have to use the best flame. Guitar tops 8 14 x 2223 x 316 size is approximate book matched typical d size. 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. Spalted silver maple with match book top and contemporary iron base. All lumber is custom picked to insure wood quality, the best of figure and is kiln dried 6% to 8% moisture content.