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"pete"

14/07/2006 10:47 AM

Applying veneer over solid wood

Hi

Just wanted to know whether you can apply veneer over solid hardwood,
such as maple veneer over butternut. If so what type of adhesive would
be the best. I will be using a shellac sealer and lacquer finish

Thanks in advance

Peter


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in reply to "pete" on 14/07/2006 10:47 AM

16/07/2006 6:04 AM

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> As for glue, use anything other than the contact cement
> recommnded elsewhere in this thread. The traditional one is hide glue.
> Yellow glue works okay, and resorcinol glue is better.
>
> -- Andy Barss

As an aside, why not use contact cement? Admittedly, I've only used it
once, but it worked pretty well for me the one time. Is it a personal
preference, or does contact cement not perform as well under certain
circumstances?

Just curious.

-Phil Crow

Pp

"Preston"

in reply to "pete" on 14/07/2006 10:47 AM

14/07/2006 7:32 PM

If you veneer one side, you need to veneer the other side also with the same
wood or one with similar movement characteristics or the board will tend to
warp.

Preston

"pete" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi
>
> Just wanted to know whether you can apply veneer over solid hardwood,
> such as maple veneer over butternut. If so what type of adhesive would
> be the best. I will be using a shellac sealer and lacquer finish
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Peter
>

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"dadiOH"

in reply to "pete" on 14/07/2006 10:47 AM

14/07/2006 7:35 PM

pete wrote:
> Hi
>
> Just wanted to know whether you can apply veneer over solid hardwood,
> such as maple veneer over butternut.

Should be OK as long as the grain of both goes in the same direction.
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> If so what type of adhesive would
> be the best. I will be using a shellac sealer and lacquer finish

How big? If big, contact cement works. If smaller - small enough to
clamp - any woodworking glue...hide, yellow, urea formaldehyde...

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Peter Huebner

in reply to "pete" on 14/07/2006 10:47 AM

15/07/2006 11:49 AM

In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] says...
> Hi
>
> Just wanted to know whether you can apply veneer over solid hardwood,
> such as maple veneer over butternut. If so what type of adhesive would
> be the best. I will be using a shellac sealer and lacquer finish
>
> Thanks in advance
>
> Peter
>

It is recommended practice to veneer both sides, to deal with the problem Leon
touches on. As for glue, how traditional do you want to get? Hide glue <g> but
pva will work fine. Don't get the veneer too wet or it will buckle. Need to
work out a way of applying pressure over the whole work area.

-P.

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Andrew Barss

in reply to "pete" on 14/07/2006 10:47 AM

15/07/2006 9:09 PM

pete <[email protected]> wrote:
: Hi

: Just wanted to know whether you can apply veneer over solid hardwood,
: such as maple veneer over butternut. If so what type of adhesive would
: be the best. I will be using a shellac sealer and lacquer finish



You can -- this is how all veneered work was done prior to
the development of manmade sheetgoods
in the early 20th century, but... why would you want to?
MDF and plywood are cheaper, more stable, and flatter, than
butternut or any other solid wood.


As for glue, use anything other than the contact cement
recommnded elsewhere in this thread. The traditional one is hide glue.
Yellow glue works okay, and resorcinol glue is better.

-- Andy Barss

Lr

"Leon"

in reply to "pete" on 14/07/2006 10:47 AM

14/07/2006 9:48 PM


"pete" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hi
>
> Just wanted to know whether you can apply veneer over solid hardwood,
> such as maple veneer over butternut. If so what type of adhesive would
> be the best. I will be using a shellac sealer and lacquer finish


Be certain to completely seal the wood bottom and edges. If the bottom
board expands at a different rate than the veneere.......


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