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- From: twl10@ccc.amdahl.com (Tom Littauer)
- Newsgroups: rec.woodworking
- Subject: Re: Veneers and veneering
- Message-ID: <983m02ff2bL501@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com>
- Date: 18 Nov 92 00:50:05 GMT
- References: <1992Nov17.015743.2693@cirrus.com> <1992Nov17.140836.26797@mlb.semi.harris.com> <1992Nov17.162711.6624@kodak.kodak.com> <1992Nov17.190711.27955@cbfsb.cb.att.com>
- Reply-To: twl10@JUTS.ccc.amdahl.com (Tom Littauer)
- Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA
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- In article <1992Nov17.190711.27955@cbfsb.cb.att.com> millios@cbnewsf.cb.att.com (william.l.millios) writes:
- >This is one topic I haven't seen discussed much, and my fiance
- >(for only 9 more days)
-
- Congratulations! ... or did you mean the weddding's off if you don't
- finish in 9 days? :-)
-
- >I'd estimate (since I don't have digital calipers like some folks
- >out there) it to be nearly 1/8 of an inch.
- >
- >Is this standard thickness?
-
- No. It's overkill for the top of a dresser/bureau.
-
- > Should I just order bookmatched
- >veneers out of Constantines?
-
- Should work out just fine, depending on the edge treatment (i.e. how
- did the original designer hide the fact he was using veneer, and can you
- fit the new, thinner veneer into that scheme.
-
- >While we're on that topic, how about a quick run down on how to
- >do this? Do I soak it? How do I find a tub big enough to soak
- >a piece of wood that's 3 by 4 feet?
-
- Are you trying to tell us that the surface you wish to veneer is curved?
- If so, a lot depends on the shape. If not, no soaking needed.
- If you're new to this, spend the extra $ to get a single sheet of veneer
- that's already been matched and taped together. It'll simplify your
- life immensely and won't add too much to your costs. Constantines carries
- them.
-
- >Glue to use?
-
- Contact cement. Roll/brush evenly onto *BOTH* mating surfaces. Let dry
- 15 min. *THEN* bring the 2 mating surfaces together. It'll grab instantly
- and permanently (no fiddling with the match allowed). You'll then want
- to remove all bubbles and make sure the glue is bonding at all points
- by using a rolling pin or logical equivalent and (working from the middle
- out) roll the veneer flat.
-
- Trick for making sure it fits:
-
- 1) start with oversize veneer and trim it after it's on.
- 2) put wax paper on the dresser top after you glue it, then put
- the glued veneer on top of that. Position the veneer. Slip the
- wax paper out and roll down.
-
- > How to clamp?
-
- Not needed. That's why you use contact cement. Other folks use pressure-
- sensitive veneer (real-wood contact paper :-) or a sheet of heat-activated
- glue and a household iron.
-
- >All assistance welcome. I have looked around, and cannot find any
- >"quick and easy" directions on how to veneer large flat surfaces.
-
- Relax. It ain't that tough. The trimming of the veneer after you get it on
- will be the toughest part, and we can't help with that without knowing
- more about the shape of the edge. With luck, you can use a router with
- a pattern-cutting bit which is dead easy.
-
- Good luck, and let us know how it comes out.
-
- Tom
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