: It can be frustrating to cut a veneer that thin of consistent thickness, even
: on a nice, big contractor's table saw. But hardwood suppliers have presawn
: veneers at very reasonable prices.

The thin veneers can be easily sliced (ripped) with a utility knife and a straightedge. Use little pressure and go over the cut line several times until the knife blade cuts through. If you force the knife, particularly as you start your cut, it may follow a grain pattern, rather than cutting through the grain pattern. Plan on making your strips a bit wider than you think youll want the finished coaming. Irregularities will sand out as youcome down ot the proper size.

If you are thinking of a coaming that is just 3/4 inch high, you may not need to do any "ripping" of veneer. Many veneers are sold presliced to a bit over 3/4 inch wide, and many feet long, to be used for finishing the edges of plywood. Some of these materials have a heat activated glue already applied ot one side, and others are unglued. That is the stuff you want.

Ask at the home center or lumberyard for plywood edge banding veneer strips.

PGJ