Hey LJ's I've been spending my summer attempting to mill some logs with my chainsaw mill. Spent most of it learning chainsaw repair. GRRRRRR! I did manage to acquire some interesting wood.
I'm planning on using this personal lumber with interesting wood grains and patterns in a 1/4 inch veneer on a substrate.
When I ask a question LJ's come back with some ideas I have not thought about.
If you have used this process with thicker (1/4 inch) veneers what have you found that works well with issues like expansion and contraction? And what have you found to be a strong and stable substrate? Glue preferences?
MDF is a good substrate but for cabinet I rather use cabinet grade pressboard. I think as long as the substrate grain and veneer run the same direction there shouldn't be any issues on expansion/contraction.
I have done table tops with Mahogany and Padauk, 1/4 inch thick veneers sliced on the band Saw laminated to baltic birch 3/4 thick. Your veneer will need to be perfectly dry since the plywood will not contract as much, To help the matter I used quartersawn veneer. MDF will have a tendency to warp if you do not treat the two faces the same way.
Hey Tom. I used MDF for veneering many times with no problem if that helps. Mostly for box building. I bought most of it at Menards. They were cheaper than HD.
1/4 inch is no longer a veneer and gluing it to a substrate that doesn't move much could lead to a disaster. Study up on veering before you go any further with your project.
Yes, it is maple plywood, 3/4 inch with 1\4 + resawn mahogany on top and Padauk below pictures. The mahogany desk has not moved or warped at all in one year cycle. The Padauk has been cracking when installed unfinished going from my un-heated workspace to a winter, bone dry environment . I let it dry installed and unfinished several winter months and then filled the cracks and flooded with clear epoxy, he's not moved since.
Ye ha. Didn't realize you had a chainsaw mill. Is it an Alaskan? I have a cd2100 Husqvarna with a 42' bar. 99cc of pure grunt. Bit of a grunt to push the thing, but favorable results.
I have used ply and mdf. I have played with alaphatic glue with mixed results. Urea glue has zero shrinkage and hold the best but is horrible on high speed steel cutters.
Thanks for stopping by. I started this chain saw thinking last November when I was making money. I purchased a 50 cc Poulan thinking I could finese it. LOL! I plan i doing a blog on my misadventures. Saw your video.
I have an original panther pro all steel construction and another modified one. Apparently the guy who made them irritated everyone equally. There is another guy selling the same style painted black calling his an Alaskan saw mill. I'm painting my unmodified saw mill to sell it.
I have a twenty and a 28 inch bar but I'm a woose!
Cabinet doors would be a piece of cake to build as compared to this 11 ft X 2 ft wide countertop. I used large boat batteries to weight it down while clamping the 4 boards together.
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