WOODWORKING QUIZ for 22 Sept. 04

[Ralph Jones]

Good Evening Friends,
I have no idea what happened to the 21st as I seemed to have lost a day somewhere. Today being the 22nd here in the U.S. at 6:46 AM and around
8:46 PM your time I am proceeding with this quiz with this date.

I have a piece of curly cherry and wish to matchbook it for a table top with a 3/4" plywood base and I intend to glue the matchbook veneer of 1/8" x 26" x 42". The piece of lumber it 6"wide x 8' long, what would be the best method for making the matchbook slices out of the wood? I know that I will need to glue up the veneer on the top and encase the edges with cherry with the balance of the table being cherry wood as well.

Respectfully,

[Ralph Jones]

Good Evening Friends,
Well it appears that I stumped you fellows also, as I did on another forum.
To achieve a matchbook appearance in a piece of furniture you must slice or cut the board vertically and open the pieces up like a book and lay them next to each othet and it will give you a mirror image of the figure in the wood.

By doing this several times you will achieve the matchbook appearance, and some times it can be very nice. I only wish I had a picture to show you.

Respectfully,