Rufus, P.H.D., Chapter 4

The African Mahogany top plate and back plate were re-sawn, joined, planed and glued. When you re-saw a board it is pretty cool because it opens up like a book, hence the phrase, "book-matched." A mirror image. In the picture you can see this effect. Also in the picture is a jig which will be used for hollowing out the body. Once that is finished I can glue these two plates to the guitar. Sometimes when you spit a piece of wood from a tree that grew in Africa you stare off into the horizon, and wonder...