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[quote name='benwhiteuk' post='328139' date='Nov 13 2008, 09:12 AM']a bit OT, but what does bookmatched mean?[/quote]
It's where the wood is split down the middle and opened out (like a book) so that the grain pattern on each side is like a mirror image. Here's a nice example:

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[quote name='~tl' post='328150' date='Nov 13 2008, 09:29 AM']It's where the wood is split down the middle and opened out (like a book) so that the grain pattern on each side is like a mirror image. Here's a nice example:

[attachment=15938:10910Pim...dybackLG.jpg][/quote]

Ahh, I thought it meant something like that (kind of makes sense when you think about it), but just wanted to make sure. Thanks :)

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