I am about to veneer a 42" high speaker and would like to use one continuous piece to wrap completely around the speaker. I have 3/4" roundovers on the vertical edges. How does one get a clean looking seam on the back where the two edges meet?
Gabe
Gabe
If you overlap the two pieces at the back and then cut between the two ends you will get a perfectly matching seam. It's something like what I read about at Vacuum Pressing Systems. They have a video that demonstrates how to veneer a column. Same deal. You need a perfectly matching seam.
Regards,
Dan
Regards,
Dan
Can't argue with good advice
Make your seam at the back starting from the cabinet side and wraping around the cabinet to the edge of the other side. Then apply a piece on the back. What I usually do is apply a 1/4" veneered plywood to the back and wrap the veneer to that.
Mark
Make your seam at the back starting from the cabinet side and wraping around the cabinet to the edge of the other side. Then apply a piece on the back. What I usually do is apply a 1/4" veneered plywood to the back and wrap the veneer to that.
Mark
Thanks, Dan. I guess my concern is cutting the veneer at just the right size and not leaving a gap or having it overlap. I also don't want to have the overlapping veneer stick onto itself. Will a metal straight edge held close to the seam allow me to get an accurate cut? Maybe I'm just being overly cautious.
Gabe
Gabe
Cutting Veneer
Your best bet is to place a 1/4" spacer on the back and over cut the veneer. Then sand it to fit. If your good with a block plane and it is sharp you could plane it close. You can also scrape it to fit if you are within a 1/16th or so.
IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME DOING THIS THEN OVER CUT IT AND SAND IT TO FIT. IT's NEARLY FOOL PROOF.
Mark
Your best bet is to place a 1/4" spacer on the back and over cut the veneer. Then sand it to fit. If your good with a block plane and it is sharp you could plane it close. You can also scrape it to fit if you are within a 1/16th or so.
IF THIS IS YOUR FIRST TIME DOING THIS THEN OVER CUT IT AND SAND IT TO FIT. IT's NEARLY FOOL PROOF.
Mark
Once again, I would like to refer you to the 'experts'. Vacupress has it's own veneering discussion forum. I would suggest that you post your question there. I think that you'll find Darryl Keil and the accompanying 'veneering ethusiasts' more than helpful.
Regards,
Dan
Regards,
Dan
Re: Cutting Veneer
I'm having a tough time picturing the technique described here. Can anyone elaborate or Illustrate?
mwmkravchenko said:
I'm having a tough time picturing the technique described here. Can anyone elaborate or Illustrate?
I found this site which contains excerpts/screenshots from the above mentioned video. It's helpful to see an example.
http://www.woodshopdemos.com/vac4.htm
http://www.woodshopdemos.com/vac4.htm
Hagbard said:
Hey that's John Lucas's site! If the site isn't clear, he posts and reads pretty regularly over on theoak.com a woodworking board I read regularly. He's a nice guy and is willing to answer lots of questions. (Not to mention the other people on the site as well)
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