Design Solutions - Summer 2008 - (Page 56) Figure 200-17, page 241, Quality Standards Illustrated Slip match is usually the choice when making faces from Quartered or Rift veneers. The regular pattern of the quartered figures lends itself to this type of matching. Finishing is easier because “barber polling” is reduced or eliminated by having the same face exposed leaf-to-leaf. Random Matching – the most unusual type of matching between leaves is Random. The book of veneer leaves is purposely mixed or shuffled, sometimes mixing more than one book in the stack. As a result, the careful sequence of the leaves is destroyed. The object of Random Match is, after all, to have an unmatched look. The visual effect is casual or rustic in appearance, as though individual boards were taken from a pile and placed side-by-side. The woodworker makes an effort to see that no two leaves are very much alike on a single panel. As you can imagine, there is no chance to sequence Random Matched panels from one to the next. This is one of the most difficult types of match to control or to make look uniformly nice in an installation of many panels in one elevation. Figure 200-18, page 242 Quality Standards Illustrated Figure 200-18Bv, page 242 Quality Standards Illustrated End Matching – turn to page 242 of your 8th Edition Quality Standards Illustrated for a quick review of a special matching situation. This is used when the area to be paneled is very tall or when we need to extend the apparent length of short veneers. There are three types of End Matching illustrated on these pages. A) Architectural end match is a careful selection and placement of veneer leaves by “booking” them end to end and then side to side. The leaf numbers are shown above and below the illustration to show you how the woodworker used each leaf in the sequence. Even when using Slip Match side-to-side, the lay-up will almost always look best if the leaves are Book Matched end-to-end. B) Continuous sequenced match is usually a stacked arrangement of sequenced and numbered panels, either individually book matched or slip matched. C) Panel end match is a compromise solution, often used to save a few dollars. The leaves are laid up on each panel as usual, and the panels are kept in order. When a taller installation is needed, panel #1 is placed on the wall and then panel #2 is rotated headdown on top of it. The result is an “appearance” of end matching to the casual observer. Only a woodworker, a design professional, or an owner with some knowledge of the industry would feel uncomfortable about the final appearance. Some grain misalignment will occur and this is not a defect. How to Produce a Veneer Paneling Project Figure 200-19, page 242 Quality Standards Illustrated 56 DESIGN SOLUTIONS I summer 2008
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