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VENEER sa INTARSIA (INLAY, MARQUETRY & PARQUETRY) sa VENEER HAMMER sa VENEER PRESS sa VENEER VACUUM PRESS xx INTARSIA (INLAY, MARQUETRY & PARQUETRY) xx WOOD xx WOOD LAMINATING Creating tight veneer joints using a sharp knife and a straight edge. Tips on repairing chips and bubbles in old veneer. Veneering. Looks at veneer methods, materials, patterns, edgebanding options, etc. Tips on using "bending ply" to apply veneer to a curved surface. Tips on trimming away excess veneer that overhangs a surface. Tips on repairing chips and cracks in the veneer near the edge of a tabletop. Veneering. How to get dazzling results with basic techniques and simple tools. Includes instructions on making your own sawn veneer using a band saw. Simple tool for cutting veneer parallel to the grain direction uses a double-edged razor blade. Tips on keeping peel-and-stick veneer attached to the substrate. Advice on resawing walnut into veneer using a band saw. Repairing veneer. How to fix burns and gouges, chipped corners and edges, blisters and cracks. Tip suggests using a pants hanger to store veneer stock. Veneering furniture with leather. Tips on removing the veneer from 1920's furniture so that the veneer can be reused. How to make a wood veneer table top. Tip on using a rotary fabric cutter to cut veneer. Repairing damaged veneers. Two methods described. Thick-slice veneer. Making and using shop-cut veneer on surfaces that expand and contract seasonally. How to use veneer and plastic laminates to finish home-built furniture. Tip on how to get rid of bubbling in veneer without damage. How to make veneer repairs. How to restore antique furniture. (1) Regluing chairs. (2) Gilding. (3) Regluing veneer. (4) Cleaning & polishing. (5) Correcting warping. (6) Shimming cracks. Hardwood veneering. Tips on installing paper-backed flexible hardwood veneers and iron-on veneer tape (for edges). Repairing furniture. General rules for repairing broken or coming-apart furniture. Includes specific information on chairs, table legs, hinge screw tear-out, drawer repairs and veneer replacement. Tip on using a rotary fabric cutter to cut veneer. Kitchen cabinet renewals. A look at cabinet refacing that can be done by do-it-yourselfers. Describes preparing the surface of old cabinets and applying veneer. Tip suggests using fabric adhesive for small veneering jobs. Veneer. The commercial facts of life. How veneer is made and tips on how to buy. Ground tool steel jig is used to accurately cut matching edges on two pieces of veneer. Especially useful for long pieces. Actual cutting is done on a router or shaper. How to soften old hide glue when removing veneer. Tips on bonding veneer to particle board. Jig allows long pieces of veneer to be trimmed using a shaper. Hammer veneering. How to apply veneer without the need for clamps. How to apply veneer to a cylinder. Some tips. Simple scraper thicknesser is used to make sure that veneer strips are all the same thickness. Each strip is pulled underneath a scraper blade which is clamped at the desired height above the "bed" of this simple jig. Knife checks in veneer. How they are formed and how to cope with them. Restoration tricks include keeping burled veneer flat after removal and attaching concave veneer pieces. Tip: How to prevent veneer from absorbing more stain than the solid stock it's next to. Imitation oyster-shell veneering is achieved by cutting very thin slices of tree branches and applying them to the surface of a box. Tip: Do not use acrylic latex contact cement to glue wood veneer. Tips on working with burl, crotch and butt veneers to avoid shrinking and cracking. Tip: Plane thin stock, like veneers, by attaching the thin stock to a scrap board with rubber cement or double-sided carpet tape. Tips on veneering crotches, burls, or any other wild-figured wood. Tip: How to edge-band fancy-veneer plywood when you don't have matching veneer. Tip: Make veneer repairs before stripping color to improve the color match. Tips on veneering. Sizing, gluing, pressing, and testing for air bubbles. A simple method of inlaying veneer to enhance bowls, jars, lamps and other turned work. Veneering. Part 1. A discussion of veneers, substrates and how to prepare substrates to receive. Tips on replacing large areas of veneer on furniture that won't fit in a veneer press. Veneer-patching technique is easy and results in a virtually invisible repair. How to fabricate a veneered ogee molding with the grain of the veneer at right angles to the substrate grain. Tips on smoothing out surface irregulatities in a piece veneered with various types of woods. Make your own veneer using a band saw, planer, and simple jigs. Simple device for heat-bending strips of veneer for inlaying or edging. Improved veneer-shooting board. Hexagonal coffee table features an elm burl center and walnut trim. Construction technique overcomes the problem of cutting badly buckled and puckered veneer. Includes tips on rejuvenating veneers. More on band sawn veneer. Technique for band sawing thick veneers from a plank uses a long, straight fence and fine blades. Veneer is sawed to the finished thickness without planing or sanding, thus reducing waste. Also includes a glue-up jig for edge-gluing the veneers before pressing them. Tip: Use a paper cutter to cut veneer. Hammer veneering. How to attach veneer without a press. Wrapping the edges. Edge treatment on a veneered panel consists of bending the veneer around a bullnose edge. Tip: Use white glue and an electric iron to apply veneer edging strips. Pattern veneering. Fanned flitch decorates a round tabletop. The 16 wedges needed are cut at one time on the band saw from walnut crotch veneer. Includes tips on building the small tripod table from the same wood used for the pattern veneering. Sawing veneers on the band saw. This tall rip fence and adjustable fingerboard rack make the job easier. Tip: Back a straightedge with garnet paper to prevent slipping when cutting veneer. Tip: How to prepare the endgrain of solid lumber core to accept veneer without creating expansion problems. Tip: Use iron-on resin sheet to apply a veneer patch. Tips on repairing the damaged veneer on a dining table. Technique for limbering up hard-to-handle veneers is described. Tip: Use sheet adhesive sold in fabric stores to attach wood veneer. Tips on locating and working with rosewood veneers of the type found on late 19th century pool tables. Veneering with birch bark. How to peel birch bark from a log and then use the bark as a veneer. Making a veneered game cabinet. Provides lessons in a variety of veneering techniques with several different core materials. Includes plans for a shop made veneer press. Visual tricks with veneers. Ultra-thin layer reveals hidden inlays in the base layer. This translucent effect is called "pentimento". Tips on gluing rosewood veneer to a substrate. Tips on sawing your own veneer for use as door and drawer facing material on kitchen cabinets. How to get a flawless seam on book-matched veneer. Tips on veneering small-diameter round objects (such as table legs). Tip on using a modified table saw, running at a slower speed and fitted with a special blade, to saw thin inlay (veneer) segments about 3/32" thick. Tips on working with wrinkled and brittle veneers. Tip on preventing checking and cracking when using crotch veneers. Using shop-sawn veneer. Cut thick with the band saw, it works like solid wood and stays flat like plywood. How to saw the veneer, edge-join, and then laminate onto plywood core stock. Easy veneering using dried yellow glue and a household electric iron. Veneer matching. How to make the best possible use of small sheets of extraordinary veneers. Veneering a compound curve. Wedge-shaped pieces form a delicate, elliptical box lid. Includes a wood-bending device consisting of a metal pipe heated by a propane torch. Veneering a tabletop. Iron down veneer one piece at a time for tight seams and a reliable bond. Technique for wrapping veneer tightly around dowels to form a veneered column. How to make perfectly flat 1/16"-thick veneer from fruit tree prunings and other freshly cut local wood. Advice on removing and replacing furniture veneer. Crossbanding a round tabletop. Using a trammel-mounted router to (1) cut a rabbet around the perimeter of a veneered tabletop and (2) to cut the matching curve in the crossbanding veneer. Tips on flattening veneer that has been stored rolled-up for several years. Respectability of veneer. An introduction to the terminology, selection and uses of veneer in modern cabinetmaking. Hot melt and hammers. How to apply veneer by hand using a veneer hammer and hot glue. Tip on doing veneer mockups using photocopies of the veneer woods. Tip on using Styrofoam insulation material to make a form for laminating veneer into curves. Tip on making a pie-wedge design in veneer for the top of a rectangular box. No-fuss veneers. Tips on using peel-and-stick or iron-on veneers. Tip: How to repair cracks, blisters, peels or warps in veneer on doors. A guide to types of veneer. How to apply paper-thin veneer to plastic, metal, wood, etc., without tools or clamps. The ABC's of turning layered veneers. Glue up turning blocks from sample packs of veneer. Plans for a salt shaker and pepper mill shown. ABCs of veneering shown in photos. Includes instructions for building a 22" square Parsons table and covering the top and legs with veneer. Veneering techniques. How to cover a small unfinished box with crotch walnut veneer and a pre-assembled veneer inlay featuring an owl design. Tip: How to saw veneered plywood without splintering. How to joint veneer using a sandpaper file. History of veneering. Patterns for several veneered table tops are illustrated. Veneering: Enjoy beautiful wood on a budget. Basic techniques to apply decorative veneer are explained. Three projects are included (jewelry box, serving tray, backgammon board). Tip: How to make a tool for flattening laminate and veneer. Wood veneering. Working with nature's laminate. Discover the latest wood veneering methods and materials. Build a mahogany-veneered Parsons table (21"x21"x18" high). Veneering techniques. Instructions on handling veneers, hammer veneering, contact veneering, pressure veneering, and building a veneer press. Technique for removing blisters from veneered surface using glue and clamps. Applying the new self-adhesive veneers and imitation vinyl veneers. How to prepare furniture surfaces and apply flexible veneer, the type that is only 1/64" thick. Tip on making your own "veneer" by cutting an interesting piece of wood into thin sections and re-surfacing using a planer. Tip on bonding veneers with aliphatic resin and an electric iron. Display stand (12" square x 53" high). The 36" high base is covered with iron-on veneer. A clear acrylic box on the top covers the display. Project teaches how to apply veneer with a household iron and how to work with acrylic plastics. Tip on improving the adhesion of adhesive-backed veneer. Flexible veneer. A guide to selecting and using the three types of flexible veneer available. Looks at core preparation, applying contact cement, bonding, trimming and finishing. Simple veneering techniques when building loudspeaker enclosures. Tip on repairing a blister in the top of veneered furniture. Veneering basics. Working with flexible wood veneers. Circle-cutting jig for use with veneer. Incorporates an "X-acto Knife" to do the actual cutting. Tips on removing veneer from an old sewing machine cabinet. Proper method for storing paper-thin veneers. Tips on flattening curled veneer. How to make a flush patch on old veneer. Tip: Make good, clean cuts in thin metal, plastic, or veneer by sandwiching it between plywood. Vacuum-veneering and clamping. How to construct a hold-down platform, trammel pivot, router template, push-block and band saw circle-cutting jig, all of which rely on vacuum pressure to operate. Working out the wrinkles. How to glue wavy veneer to a flat panel. How to flatten bubbled veneer. Veneers and inlays. Introduction to selecting the woods and inlays for a decorative project. How to repair veneer table tops which are chipped around the edges and have separated from the ground. How to make a veneer patch match the original using liquid or powdered dyes. Tip on removing a veneer "bubble" using a hot iron. How to flatten and glue small pieces of veneer. Tips on applying an oil finish over thin veneer without having the adhesive turn loose. Tip on speeding up the glue drying time when applying paper-backed veneer by using an electric iron. Tips on applying flexible veneer. Veneering. Simple steps to give an ordinary piece of plywood a facelift. Jig for jointing (planing) thin veneer. Technique for flattening a cupped panel. Included in an article on restoring valuable antique furniture, especially involving veneer or marquetry. Veneer work. Tricks of the trade and the associated tools used by professionals in France. A simple method of clamping when edge-gluing 1/8" thick flitches of veneer. Tip shows a method for routing a clean line between pieces of veneer laid edge-to-edge. Photos show the steps for resawing thick veneer from a plank. Veneer seaming with a router. Jointing in veneer. Drawings illustrate how to accurately join long sheets of veneer and get a well-fitting seam where the pieces come together. Tips on finishing veneered wall panels to give them the "yellow" look of aged wood. Tips on applying veneer to an interior flush door. Oyster veneers. Discussion of the seasoning and application techniques employed in producing oyster veneers. Tips on which glues to use when veneering chipboard. Make this simple toothing tool for surfaces to be veneered. Consists of a wooden handle equipped with a piece of hacksaw blade for the scraper. Make your own veneer hammer. Tips on the cutting, storage, laying, etc. of laburnum oyster veneers. Modern veneering techniques are reviewed. Veneering: hand methods updated. Using modern adhesives. A jig for cutting pattern veneers (banding of the same width). Tips on applying veneer panels to groundwork. Sweating and patching. Details of some clever techniques for making "impossible" repairs to solid wood and veneers. Hand veneering. Part 1. The tools. Hand veneering. Part 2. The techniques. Tips on converting freshly-cut laburnum tree into oyster veneer. Furniture restoration. Restoring decorative veneers (marquetry, parquetry, lines, inlays, and stringing). Tip on getting a tight fit at seams when applying laminate or veneer to an edge. Tip on changing the color of veneers (sun shading) by using a heat gun. Veneer hammer is made from hard wood and equipped with an acrylic working edge. Tips on removing glue seepage from a veneer face and avoiding such glue seepage. Tips on reducing wood movement after applying veneer to large surfaces. Veneers. Part 1. A look at the manufacture and choice of veneers. Excerpted from Collins' "Complete Woodworker's Manual". Veneers. Part 2. A practical guide to mistake-free veneering and essential tools. Excerpted from Collins' "Complete Woodworker's Manual". Tip on applying walnut veneer to mahogany and finishing with linseed oil. Unpowered device for thicknessing veneer uses an adjustable plane blade to do the cutting. Tip on adjusting a router to make very shallow grooves for veneering. Veneers. Part 1. Their history, uses and methods of production. Veneers. Part 2. How to prepare and apply veneer using hot glue, an iron, and a veneer hammer. Veneers. Part 3. Veneer repair and restoration using the traditional hot glue application method. Veneers. Part 4. Applying veneer with non-traditional glues (PVA-type white glues, cascamite types of synthetic resin glue, or contact adhesives). Tip: Use clear cellophane tape instead of opaque tape when splicing veneer. The beginning woodworker. Veneering basics. How to make a simple plywood box with a removable cover and decorate it with 1/28" or 1/40" veneer. Tip: Make less expensive 3/4" veneer tape by cutting a 2" roll in half. Special techniques. 4-piece book match veneering. Tip: Use a pair of mirrors to study a sheet of veneer for the best 4-piece bookmatch. Tip: Spray veneer with a mixture of water and glycerine to improve flexibilty. Woodworking basics. Veneer. Part 1. Veneer cuts, preparation of veneer, etc. Woodworking basics. Veneer. Part 2. Cutting, jointing, taping, applying. Tip on salvaging a half-finished veneering project that has developed cracks and bubbles and was assembled using the wrong glue. Veneering. A simple approach. Using common white glue and ordinary tools (utility knife, hand-plane, and sturdy clamps) to apply veneer. Learning to love and work with veneers. Tips on choosing the right veneer and substrate, matching and laying out patterns, cutting and jointing, taping seams, choosing a glue, gluing and pressing, and edging veneered panels. Wood on wood. The art of putting veneers on wood. Tips on tools, adhesives and finishes. Jig for quicker and easier cutting of veneer using a veneer saw. Repairing veneered surface furniture. Restoring and refinishing furniture. Restoring groundwork, the surface to which veneer is attached. How to restore antiques without refinishing. Emphasis is on repairing veneered furniture. How to apply wood veneer over plastic laminate. The art of veneering. Looks at applying, repairing and replacing using both old and new methods. Repairing curved veneer on convex and concave surfaces. Tips on applying veneer to curved edges using a warm iron and a damp cloth to "steam" the veneer into shape. Economical kitchen remodeling uses "veneered" particleboard. How to make your own thick veneer and apply it to particleboard backing. This technique is suitable for building inexpensive kitchen cabinets. Fancy veneer gives new life to a cast-off relic. Tips on repairing and re-veneering old furniture. Veneer repair on old furniture. Tips on replacing veneer and remedying veneer blisters. Tip on stripping the finish off thin veneer and possible impact on the veneer glue. | |||||||||
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