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cutting veneer
By:ootek
Date: 3/12/2003, 11:04 pm
In Response To: Re: Last One, promise (Steve Frederick)

Hi Steve,
With a lot of the veneers I've used, I need to put a backing on them to keep them from splitting along the grain, or tearing off the finer protrusions. I use the blue 3M masking tape on the face side of the veneer, essentially covering the entire piece I intend to cut. Then mark the backside of the veneer with the reverse of the pattern/design, and cut. I use either an x-acto knife or a pair of special shears for veneer. If you are mating pieces together, as in marquetry or like the pieces of the cranes, you can place two pieces of veneer on top of each other, and when the cut is made, even if not exactly along the cut line, it mates precisely with the opposite piece. I use french curves to guide a fine blade x-acto for most of the cuts.
It's a bit tedious and time-consuming, but (in my case, at least) it's like the farmer said, "what's time to a pig?"
Cheers Steve!
Bob

Messages In This Thread

Other: Maroske Madness!!! *Pic*
ootek -- 3/11/2003, 3:25 pm
Re: Other: Maroske Madness!!!
Shawn Baker -- 3/13/2003, 10:23 pm
More Pics *Pic*
ootek -- 3/12/2003, 11:34 am
Last One, promise *Pic*
ootek -- 3/12/2003, 11:57 am
another question...
Dennis -- 3/13/2003, 5:55 pm
veneer edges & thickness
ootek -- 3/13/2003, 7:34 pm
Re: Last One, promise
David Hanson -- 3/13/2003, 5:13 pm
Re: Last One, promise
Ken Sutherland -- 3/13/2003, 1:45 am
Re: Last One, promise
Steve Frederick -- 3/12/2003, 9:37 pm
cutting veneer
ootek -- 3/12/2003, 11:04 pm
Totally Cool! :) *NM*
Robert N Pruden -- 3/12/2003, 5:25 pm
Very nice...
srchr/gerald -- 3/12/2003, 5:06 pm
Epoxy or contact cement *Pic*
ootek -- 3/12/2003, 6:01 pm
Very, Very Nice!!!!! *NM*
Dennis -- 3/12/2003, 2:16 pm
What Are You Building? *NM*
grant -- 3/12/2003, 1:54 pm
Pygmy Coho
ootek -- 3/12/2003, 5:20 pm
Re: Very Cool! :) *NM*
Steve Frederick -- 3/12/2003, 1:50 pm
Don't apologize
Brian Nystrom -- 3/12/2003, 12:39 pm
More Pics *Pic*
ootek -- 3/12/2003, 11:52 am
More Pics *Pic*
ootek -- 3/12/2003, 11:49 am
More Pics *Pic*
ootek -- 3/12/2003, 11:44 am
More Pics *Pic*
ootek -- 3/12/2003, 11:42 am
More Pics *Pic*
ootek -- 3/12/2003, 11:39 am
More Pics *Pic*
ootek -- 3/12/2003, 11:37 am
nice grain
mike allen -- 3/11/2003, 9:59 pm
grainy photo
ootek -- 3/12/2003, 5:13 pm
yah, real nice 'grain' *NM*
mike allen -- 3/12/2003, 11:48 am
Re: Other: Maroske Madness!!!
Dave Grimmer -- 3/11/2003, 4:58 pm
Re: Other: Maroske Madness!!!
Tom Bastiansen -- 3/11/2003, 3:54 pm