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Main Boards => The Bowyer's Bench => Topic started by: Flem on December 10, 2019, 10:36:41 AM
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I was down at my local recycled materials store(HFH) yesterday and picked up some veneer pairs for $2.00, that's for all of them! Looks like some Maple, Spanish Cedar, some exotic Walnut and a couple I can't identify. Maybe you guy's can help me out. [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
This one? [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
And this one? [ You are not allowed to view attachments ]
Not sure what I'm going to do with them, I don't use veneers, but for 2 bucks I could not pass them up.
Couple of them have some water warpage. I was trying to figure out how to wet and press them flat while also allowing them to dry while pressed?
I also got to thinking about infusing them with resin under pressure or vacuum, which let to the thought; What if you throughly impregnated the veneer with epoxy, would you have a product that could be used as a substitute for fiberglass?
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“This one” looks like snake or lace wood
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The one in the middle picture looks like leopardwood.
Got no idea how it might work to flatten them but steaming and pressing them might work. Probably wouldn't need to be pressed very hard.
Probably not much point in infusing them but that vacuum dealy of yours might do it.
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How thick are they
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Just use the wife’s iron :bigsmyl:
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They are .030" thick. Might plump up to .050 with some resin, but it would depend on wood porosity and oil/resin content. I was not thinking of infusing these pieces, I would want to do a full length piece if I was thinking of using it in place of a fiberglass back.
Steam Iron is a great idea, I've got my own to play with :thumbsup: Still wondering how do you clamp it flat and allow it to dry?
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Still wondering how do you clamp it flat and allow it to dry?
Tape it down onto a stretched out solid screen.
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Like window screen?
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Yep