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Wood – African Mahogany with Sapele Veneer Panels and drawer fronts.
Veneer Substrate and drawer boxes are made with 1/2” Baltic Birch plywood except on the drawer fronts where I used wiggle wood (flexible plywood) shaped to a curved substrate and then veneer applied using the vaccuum setup shown in the photos. Props to Joe Woodworker (Veneersupplies.com) for the vaccuum parts kit and very nice veneer products.
For those interested the vaccuum parts kit cost about $100 plus another $20ish for additional parts required. This cost does not include the vinyl bags or veneer toos (saw, glue, roller, etc) It performs every bit as good as the commercial vaccuum systems and costs 1/4 to 1/3 of the price.
-- "Make things as simple as possible... but not any simpler." - Albert Einstein
16 comments so far
Kerux
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posted 109 days ago
Oh my. Not much else I can think to say.
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a1Jim
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posted 109 days ago
Outstanding dresser
-- Jim from Heirloom Woodshop Southern Oregon
Andy
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posted 109 days ago
Wow!Thats some fantastic veneer.You really did a nice job on this.Thanks for the vacuum info too.
-- " If I can make it,so can you" Andy in Oregon
Julian
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posted 109 days ago
Very nice. I see you also use a joewoodworker venturi system. And for the record it’s sapele, not sepele.
-- Julian, Park Forest, IL
Ben Kahmann
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posted 109 days ago
Great looking dresser and vacuum system
-- Ben Kahmann Dayton, OH
dorran
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posted 109 days ago
The color is dark and rich; the construction looks solid. Everything you want in fine furniture.
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DAN
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posted 109 days ago
welcome to lumber jocks …great posting
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Douglas Krueger
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posted 109 days ago
The bar is set pretty high for your first project. Can’t wait to see the next one.
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kolwdwrkr
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posted 109 days ago
Very nice. It looks great
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zlatanv
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posted 109 days ago
Beautiful!
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tinnman65
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posted 109 days ago
Very nicely done, I just love the veneer. I built the exact vacuum press from Joe Woodworker and it works great.
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Beginningwoodworker
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posted 109 days ago
Thats a beautiful dresser.
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mtnwild
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Beautiful, you’ve build yourself a nice heirloom…...................
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Dusty56
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posted 109 days ago
Outstanding job on this project !
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Routerisstillmyname
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Speechless…....
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DustMaster
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posted 108 days ago
In response to – “Very nice. I see you also use a joewoodworker venturi system. And for the record it’s sapele, not sepele.”—Julian, Park Forest, IL
Thank you for the correction Julian ;-)
-- "Make things as simple as possible... but not any simpler." - Albert Einstein