page_title: Bookmatching
hierarchical_section_title: Bookmatching
caption_attribution_description: English: ViolinCopy of a Guarneri violin by Jean Baptiste Vuillaume from 1863. (backside) Esperanto: Violino, de kopio de violino de Guarneri, farita de Jean Baptiste Vuillaume en 1863. (dorso) Español: Violín, copia de un violín de Guarneri, hecho por Jean Baptiste Vuillaume en 1863. (revés)
context_page_description: Bookmatching is the practice of matching two 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, but can also be done with solid wood. The technique is used to beautify a variety of objects such as furniture, violins, guitars or the interior of high-luxury cars. The two adjoining surfaces are produced from the same piece of wood, so that they have exactly the same appearance, but mirrored. The final effect varies with the figure of the wood chosen and can range from extremely subtle, to dramatic effects with wavy grain showcased, as in high-end guitars.
  Bookmatching is also possible with marble or other patterned stone.
context_section_description: 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. The technique is used to beautify a variety of objects such as furniture, violins, guitars or the interior of high-luxury cars. The two adjoining surfaces are produced from the same piece of wood, so that they have (almost) exactly the same appearance, but mirrored. The final effect varies with the figure of the wood chosen and can range from extremely subtle (so that the two surfaces almost appear to be a single piece of wood), to dramatic effects with wavy grain showcased, as in high-end guitars.
  Bookmatching is also possible with marble or other patterned stone.
caption: Bookmatched maple violin back
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