Jeff Royle
12-12-2003, 5:13 PM
Anyone used solid wood as a veneer substrate?
I have read/heard multiple opinions from various experts(?) that are totally opposite. Some claim you should crossband a veneer layer before applying the face veener. Others are equally adamant that you should only apply 1 layer parallel to the grain of the substrate.
I have been using my vacuum bag for about a year now with great success. Seems like it's hard to screw it up. I've made a bunch of flat panels over MDF & plywood plus a number of curved lids for treasure chests over bending ply. Everything seems to work.
Now I want to build a buffet using solid wood as the substrate.
I have tons of oak & poplar to use. I mention oak because I read something recently of someone restoring an antique mahogany desk that had mahogany veneered over a 1.5" thick oak slab. Seems like one would want to fill the grain first tho.
Thoughts/experiences?
I have read/heard multiple opinions from various experts(?) that are totally opposite. Some claim you should crossband a veneer layer before applying the face veener. Others are equally adamant that you should only apply 1 layer parallel to the grain of the substrate.
I have been using my vacuum bag for about a year now with great success. Seems like it's hard to screw it up. I've made a bunch of flat panels over MDF & plywood plus a number of curved lids for treasure chests over bending ply. Everything seems to work.
Now I want to build a buffet using solid wood as the substrate.
I have tons of oak & poplar to use. I mention oak because I read something recently of someone restoring an antique mahogany desk that had mahogany veneered over a 1.5" thick oak slab. Seems like one would want to fill the grain first tho.
Thoughts/experiences?