Stephen's resawn to get bookmatched pairs method of getting the
best out of an asymetric grained board is a great idea - if you start
with stock thick enough - which most of us don't - AND have a band
saw and know how to use it. And he's right - a single ugly guy is
just ugly. But a pair of identical twin ugly guys - well they're cute.

Interesting how important symetry is to our built in sense of what
looks good and what doesn't. Something to add to "design consider-
ations".

His prioritization of where the grain really matters and where it
isn't as important is obvios - if you think about it - which we're
not able to do early on in woodworking - every bit of what we
start with has to be used somewhere in the piece.


And Barry is right - cut what you need for THIS piece. The rest
WILL get used - in time (assuming you don't get too oral anal
retentive and run out of places to put it - and all it's cousins)

SO - Keep The Grain In Mind.

charlie b