Bookmatching Tops...

[Memphetic]

Anyone have any tricks or tips on getting a bookmatched top perfectly square so that you can't see a gap down the middle? I have a two-piece birdseye maple top that has a slight gap in it and want to get it perfect before gluing

[Jon]

The trick is jointing it before you resaw, so when you do resaw the board you've got a perfect joint for gluing them together. If you purchased the wood this way, just tape it together to where it's a block again. Tape some 100-150 grit sandpaper to a true surface, then set up a guide rail or something that has a 90 degree angle to keep your top true when you re-joint it. Sand away until you've fixed your small gap, then remove the tape and you've fixed your issue.

[Memphetic]

Bought it this way... good idea though, just have to find something that has a 90 degree angle and will support such doings :-P

[Jon]

I used my table saw table with the same method to get one of my jigs precise.

[low end fuzz]

try setting your jointer to the min, height on b.e. maple

it tears so easily , you almost want to kiss the blades to it;

sanding seems like a good idea ,but is often done slopply

[fryovanni]

A search will probably give you a lot of other topics that cover this, but here is a link to another topic-link

Peace,Rich