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bending veneer
I am looking for a good method of attaching veneer to a small cabinet I
have made. The cabinet is 14"x6"x16"deep. I rounded the corners with a 1/4" radius roundover bit, then attempted to wrap the veneer around the case. I started by carefully gluing the 'top' of the case. Then I wet the veneer and heated it with an old iron while bending it. Once bent I glued it with some polyurethane glue I'm experimenting with (don't really like it) This method would have worked very well, but the veneer was a bit too stiff and parts of the grain started to 'pop'. If the radius had been 1/2" I think it would have worked. I've got the veneer on, but it is marginal quality. Any good methods for bending veneer around a 1/4" radius corner successfully? What glue is best? Should I try dry heat? Water? Or is it not possible to put the grain in this direction? The wood I used was Australian Lacewood. It was very high quality (from A&M Wood Specialties) and thicker than I am used to from buying oak and pine from Home Depot. TIA Rob |
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