“Book” and “butt” joint techniques permit the lay-up of multiple leaves of continuous grain burl wood. This is how large fields of such wood can be placed on bulkheads despite the small size of burl wood logs.

Making certain that each butt joint of every veneer leaf is nearly invisible requires extra care in several different phases of the construction and refinishing process. This is only one example of the challenges involved in completion management - an undertaking where success is measured by the fine-tuning of minutia.