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Comment on Woodworking #16- Cutting Your Own Veneer by TheWoodWhisperer

TheWoodWhisperer — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:42:36 +0000

I agree that 1/8″-3/16″ would give a pretty noticeable border. I suppose some might like it. But the veneer I am talking about in this video is bandsawn at about 1/8″ and sanded down to 3/32″. Thats starting to get thin enough that the endgrain becomes less and less of an issue.
But ultimately, to each his own. Many folks just trim out the veneered board after the veneering is done, which gives a noticeable border regardless of the veneer thickness. And same thing when making panels.

Comment on Woodworking #16- Cutting Your Own Veneer by joe65968

joe65968 — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:31:20 +0000

yes that would work quite well as a floating panel. i dont want to arguee. its just interesting to see how every woodworker dose thing slightly different then the next. I studyed with Mark Paddison threw Humber College in Toronto. keep up the videos, i do like your design taste, how many people work in that shop?

Comment on Woodworking #16- Cutting Your Own Veneer by TheWoodWhisperer

TheWoodWhisperer — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:25:17 +0000

No argument here. Just different ways of accomplishing a task. And I actually have a one-man shop. Its all me.

Comment on Woodworking #16- Cutting Your Own Veneer by joe65968

joe65968 — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:57:40 +0000

really its only you? I share a shop with a friend only a few hundred square feet. You are very fortunite to be able to work alone. your shop looks huge and from what i see in the videos you got really awesome tools. seams like a cool and creative place to work.

Comment on Woodworking #16- Cutting Your Own Veneer by TheWoodWhisperer

TheWoodWhisperer — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:44:30 +0000

Yup just me. Oddly enough, I might be moving very soon and I will have to downsize the shop a bit. But I used to work in a small garage so I am no stranger to tight quarters, despite being spoiled for the past 4 years.

Comment on Woodworking #16- Cutting Your Own Veneer by joe65968

joe65968 — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 13:14:39 +0000

tight quarters are always associated to woodworking shops for some reason. haha. its all about making things work. i have a electric hoist that my 4′x8′ veneer press is hung on and it hangs in the cieling above the table saw. iv seen some small shops that are just are amazingly orginized.

Comment on Woodworking #16- Cutting Your Own Veneer by rpto

rpto — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:52:54 +0000

how thin could you go by this method?, how thin could you go with a thickness planer?. id like to make a skateboard and veneer seems hard to come by around here.

Comment on Woodworking #16- Cutting Your Own Veneer by TheWoodWhisperer

TheWoodWhisperer — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:06:12 +0000

It really depends on how well-tuned your drum sander is. I know guys who have it so well tuned that they pretty much make paper thin sheets of veneer just for fun. So You can pretty much go as thin as you dare.

Comment on Woodworking #16- Cutting Your Own Veneer by rpto

rpto — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 11:45:00 +0000

thanks for the info, the site im getting the info from says the veneer thickness ranges from (.058 / 1.47mm) to (.050 / 1.27mm) for the cross band.i would imagine these are factory produced and machined, probably too thin to do myself. ill keep watching your videos for more tips though.

Comment on Woodworking #16- Cutting Your Own Veneer by wcswood

wcswood — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 10:56:33 +0000

Nice presentation. Kind of hard to believe that you get 8 sheets from a 1″ board, though. Especially rough cutting to 1/8″. I’m good and I’m lucky to get 5-6 on nice straight grain stock. And I wouldn’t recommend gluing down a sawn surface. At least clean it up with a scraper. What blade are you using in the resaw?