I have what I consider to end up being a slight habit to working with wood veneers.
Whenever you commence to check out the out there veneers around the marketplace, that becomes quite hard for me in order to realize any resistance to it, that will some individuals include. Perhaps it is worry of the unknown.
For some, that could be that veneered furnishings is believed to be inferior to be able to solid wood furnishings. This could not end up being further from the truth. It might be the particular fact that several of the woodworking guidelines are invalid with regard to utilizing this stuff. Or maybe the cost of investing in an innovative part of an currently pricey hobby. Or even maybe it is the thought of buying the gear, in addition to finding yourself not making use of it. Only the particular individual can respond to these resistances to be able to a new strategy of woodworking.
I would really prefer to offer a great uncomplicated, cheap way to “test the waters”, to uncover out there if it is for you. See I didn’t say, if your competent of it. An individual are.
First off some components necessary, which are low-cost. We could begin using a straightforward project, which could be used for a number associated with thing, and in many cases that can be determined right after
completing typically the veneering component.
Making use of a small piece associated with M. D. Farrenheit., (medium density fiberboard), either 1/ two ” or three / 4 very well thick, and whatever size you could have putting about. Plywood will certainly perform with this also, be is not really as stable as Meters. D. F. With regard to these of you that are not conscious, there is a great ultra light variation of M. D. F., that weighs in at about 50 % that associated with the regular product. The functioning components are almost the same.
The subsequent thing needed will be several veneer. Woodcraft and Rockler both market small
packs involving *sequence matched veneer. * This implies the pieces inside the packs were reduce from
the particular log, and maintained in the buy in which they have been sliced. This guarantees you will see really tiny difference in typically the grain pattern coming from 1 piece to the subsequent.
These types of packs come throughout a variety of sizes, and differ in price from $ 25. 00 to regarding $ 70. 00. 1 point to be able to preserve in mind when removing them from the pack, is definitely to quantity all of them with a pad. This will support you maintain these people in the very same buy as they have been removed through the log.
The particular subsequent item in order to acquire would turn out to be veneer tape, which usually is offered found in varying thicknesses, and in addition in a strong, 2 hole, or 3 hole version. By far the most typical is a choice weight, three pit tape. This tape will have to be moistened and applied to be able to the *face* part from the veneer.
Almost all of my slicing and matching is usually completed around the again side, or stuff side, from the veneer.
Cutting can be accomplished with a table saw, solid wood chisel, veneer noticed, or scalpel. If I reduce
veneer, I commonly record at least one side of the veneer with blue painters tape, where it is to be able to be cut. If only taping a single side, it is the back again side. By doing teeth perfect , the tape will aid hold the trimming device from next the grain of the veneer. If this is a complicated veneer, like a burl, I usually recording both sides. This particular make chip absolutely free joints possible.
When cutting the veneer with a table saw, sandwich typically the pre *taped* veneer involving a couple of
bits of plywood, that happen to be screwed with each other. Typically the finest way in order to do this is to be able to make the
plywood longer than the particular veneer being reduce. Hold the veneer parallel for the edge of the particle board. Hold the many of the within the width of the finished width of typically the veneer. (Just to avert you from slicing through the screws). Utilizing your stand saw, rip one edge of the particular veneer. Now spin and rewrite it about, or flip it more than, and rip typically the other *pre taped* edge.
You now will take away the anchoring screws on one particular finish of the hdf. Using your miter
gage, you can square up one end of the particular sandwich. Assuming a person did tape the veneer
ahead of putting it within the sandwich.
As soon as that end is reduce, spin this about, hold it against the miter gage and eliminate the screws. It truly is unlikely anything will move in this particular style. Now reduce that finish. I can do that throughout significantly less time than I could variety it.
Now typically the veneer is free of the plywood. Cautiously take away the blue tape, simply by pulling it *with* the grain. In case you not in favor of the grain, it will nick the edges.
An individual know have a completely uniform pack associated with veneer, which is usually ready to become joined. Determine in the pattern you would like. To make a 4 way book match up, open the parts just like a book. The four identical sides will probably be in typically the center of the particular panel.
Now, functioning through the back side, line up the ends of two portions. Making use of small bits of
blue recording, hold the joint tightly with each other, and even place the recording across the joint. Pulling on the tape will stretch it slightly, plus when released will pull the joint tight together. Repeat this specific just about every four in . possibly even.
Now flip it more than plus apply the veneer tape in the exact same fashion. When you have applied the veneer recording across the joint, operate a piece along the complete span of the joint. Working with a display roller, or veneer roller, or also a soft man?uvres wire brush, function the tape in the veneer.
Now do the other two parts the very same way. When you are generally finished this, join the two halves, using the same technique. Now, gently flip it more than and get rid of typically the blue painters strapping. Under no circumstances veneer some sort of substrate with either masking tape or even blue painters strapping in the stuff.
The subsequent decision to get produced is the glue kind, and even method of fastening the veneer. Inside of order to hold it basic, we’ll contemplate the three most well-liked procedures.
The initially can be an urea plant glue. The most effective clamping method will be a vacuum cleaner bag.
A further probability is a caul, with a platen. The platen does apply pressure more than a greater location. The cauls are spaced uniformly and clamped snugly. Be positive in order to use a bit of polish paper in between typically the veneer as well as the platen, to prevent them from bonding together, need to any glue squeeze out ontoyour function.