2179 days ago
by David |
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This episode completes the tape-up process for my first panel. More to come – I am trying to keep the clips short for easy uploading. Just a quick teaser . . . the panel turned out great.
If I can do this anyone can!
Thanks to Neil Lamens at Furnitology Productions and JoeWoodworker.com
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2179 days ago
by David |
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Well, its going to be a long afternoon and evening as I am excited to “press on” and start my first veneering project. I am going to veneer a small panel as an experiment to see how the process works. I purchased a couple of veneer packs on sale at Rockler to use in my experiment. This first panel is 1/4 inch MDF hardboard veneered with movingui, a hard wood from Africa using TiteBond Cold Press Veneer Glue.
Veneer – A thin surface layer, as of finely grained wood, glued to a base of...
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2179 days ago
by David |
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My vacuum veneer press arrived from JoeWoodworker.com and I am excited to get it set up and start veneering. This episode goes reviews the press and the vacuum bag.
Thanks to Neil Lamens at Furnitology Productions and JoeWoodworker.com
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2182 days ago
by Karson |
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Well it’s been a weekend, not a lot of work done, but enough to make you think that you’ve accomplished something.
Two screw-up’s, two corrections, one modification. Only had to recut two pieces of wood, not too major. Could have been a lot worse, and re-planed 6 boards that were too thick.I left off with the making of the lower case for the Buffet / Hutch. I stated that I needed to do some veneering and also some engineering for the mid drawer slides. I’ve done the veneering and done no ...
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2184 days ago
by David |
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Below is my basic primer on veneering and the vacuum press. There is a lot of information available. This is the basic set that I have been studying.
PRINT RESOURCES
Purchased from JoeWoodworker.com
From my FWW library – available online at FWW
From my FWW library – available online at FFW
From my FWW library – available online at FWW
ONLINE RESOURCES
Neil Lamens Furnitology
Funitology Veneering Episodes: Episode 6 - Part 1 Episode 6 ...
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2184 days ago
by David |
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VACUUM PRESS BAG STORAGE CONTAINERI recently was inspired to start veneering using the vacuum press by Neil Lamens at Furnitology Productions. If you haven’t had a chance to check out his website and video blog, it is really worthwhile to pay a visit sometime. He is currently finishing a contemporary veneered ash lingerie chest. I have been fascinated by this series. He has really focused on design elements and shop efficiency. His two episodes ( Episode 6 - Part 1 and Episode 6 - Part ...
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