Dyed Veener Sheets for Guitar Rosette

[Michelle_K]

Hi Every
I hope you are all well. I was hoping to get a little advice. I am going to attempt making a guitar rosette for the first time and I am having trouble finding dyed Veener sheets at an affordable price. I only need sheets A4 sized in as many colours as I can get a hold of. The cheapest I have found is £25 for a pack in the UK which is a bit much. And most places only seem to sell large sheets which would be too much for me to manage. I am working at home and don't have a workshop or anything. So if anyone knows of anywhere that sells dyed wood veneer sheets. Or Marquetry Veener I would be greatful.

Thanks Again

Michelle

 

[marcros]

have you looked at the veneer hub.

http://www.thewoodveneerhub.co.uk/colou ... free-glue/

i had this pack a while ago, and it was good product. this was the cheapest that i found anything comparable, but it was 12 months ago when i looked.

 

[profchris]

I don't do rosettes (ukuleles are simple beasts) but have learnt about their installation. Usual practice is to install them proud of soundboard and then scrape back to level. Would standard 0.6mm veneer be thick enough to allow this? Though I guess you could go double thickness using hide glue, making sure you'd miss the glue line when levelling.

There are loads of mixed veneer packs on eBay, some dyed.

 

[Michelle_K]

Thanks for your advice

 

[MIGNAL]

You cut them into strips at around 2 mm's, inlaid to a depth of near 1.5 mm's, so the actual veneer thickness does not matter, at least not in that respect. Mosaic type tiles use a different technique but usually employ standard thickness veneers. I spritz both sides of the veneer with water, use a fresh scalpel blade and safe edge ruler. Makes the veneer easier to cut.
The cheapest I've come across are any of the Spanish suppliers: EAG International (big minumum order), Madinter or Maderas Barber. I've just purchased 30 sq. ft of Black dyed veneer from Barber at near £1 per sq.ft. It's probably around a quarter of the price that you'll find elsewhere. Of course you'll need to buy in sufficient quantity to justify the extra postage cost. Barber also do natural Sycamore/Maple in 0.4, 0.5, 0.7 and 1 mm's thickness. The commercially dyed veneers can be a bit 'loud' but that depends on the effect you want. Mostly I dye my own using natural dyes. Time consuming but the colours can be much nicer and a little more subtle. Ideally you want the veneers to be long enough so that they don't need any joints. The purfling that goes around the edge of the guitar is normally done in two pieces, so around 700 mm's minimum length. Less than that for any rosette.