Flattening Veneer

skidesmond · Post by **skidesmond** » Thu May 03, 2012 4:51 pm

I have some burl veneer that's not perfectly flat but still usable. I came across this article in case some one has veneer that's really wavy. Hope it helps:

http://americanwoodworker.com/blogs/tec ... eneer.aspx

vinman · Post by **vinman** » Fri May 04, 2012 11:19 am

I posted about this about 2 weeks ago. I ordered some veneer softening stuff. I did not use it yet. I have some eucalyptus veneer that is really brittle and will need to be softened and flattened before I use it.

Joe from veneer supplies dot com says as long as the softener is dried after applying it, it will not effect bonding to epoxy.

skidesmond · Post by **skidesmond** » Fri May 04, 2012 2:05 pm

Thanks Vinman, I knew someone had mentioned veneer being brittle or wavy.

vinman · Post by **vinman** » Fri May 04, 2012 4:13 pm

I'm going to give this stuff a try this week. If it works well I think I'll be using it to create some very interesting jointed veneer designs. I'll post my results next week

skidesmond · Post by **skidesmond** » Sat May 05, 2012 4:09 am

Looking forward to the pics. I'd like to try some (basic) marquetry one of these days.

vinman · Post by **vinman** » Sat May 05, 2012 3:33 pm

So the SuperSoft 2 veneer softener works well. I used it on some Eucalytpus today. As directs I sprayed it on liberally and then brushed it out to even it. I clamped it between some leftover bamboo floor boards with some paper. The directions say leave it for 12 hours but after only ~2 hours it was already noticeably flatter and more pliable. I'd say this stuff is a no brainier for brittle, wavy, non-flat veneers.

I'll also be using it to do some joinery and maybe some inlays. I'll post some pics later on.

gozaimaas · Post by **gozaimaas** » Sat May 05, 2012 5:06 pm

Good to hear its working.

gozaimaas · Post by **gozaimaas** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:32 am

I made some veneer over the weekend from scraps. I finished it at 1.4mm, check the pic.

vinman · Post by **vinman** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 3:45 am

How'd you cut it? Bandsaw, how'd you finish it? Drum sander?

gozaimaas · Post by **gozaimaas** » Sun Nov 04, 2012 6:32 pm

Ripped them on the bandsaw, straightened them on the jointer, laminated them at 12mm thick, run them through the planer to 5mm and then put them on a 16mm mdf board and sanded them down to 1.4mm with a drum sander.

falls · Post by **falls** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 1:24 am

Looks good
Did you get some epoxy from lavender?

gozaimaas · Post by **gozaimaas** » Mon Nov 05, 2012 3:08 am

falls wrote:Looks good
Did you get some epoxy from lavender?

Still waiting on the epoxy, I might email them and check up on it.

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