Flatting Veneer With Glycerine?

[Calpol]

I did this a few years ago at college and it worked a treat, the veneers I never used are still flat just now! Anyway I can't remember the recipe for it or even the book it was in, does anybody know what it is or something similar? 'Tis for curl mahogany and it's all over the place...

Thanks all

 

[Sgian Dubh]

I did this a few years ago at college and it worked a treat, the veneers I never used are still flat just now! Anyway I can't remember the recipe for it or even the book it was in, does anybody know what it is or something similar? 'Tis for curl mahogany and it's all over the place...

Thanks all

You will find a link to an article describing the process at the Articles page of my website here, http://www.richardjonesfurniture.com/Ar ... icles.html

Hopefully this is what you are looking for. The link for the article is 'Flattening Veneers', which I think is the third listed article at that page on my website. Slainte.

 

[JonnyD]

Some usefull information here

http://www.joewoodworker.com/veneering/flattening.htm

Jon

 

[Chris Knight]

Does ANYONE use the search facility here?

 

[lurker]

Now come on Chris!! :lol:

If we did that there would be no new posts as we have done to death virtually every subject there is :roll:

 

[Calpol]

Thanks Sgian Dubh (from Leeds? :?) and Johhny D, same recipe and I think it's the one I used back at college so will definately try that... 8)

I've tried the search a few times before but it never comes back with what you want, and this way is better anyway :wink:

 

[Sgian Dubh]

Why not. I lived most of my life in Edinburgh before I moved to Texas for ten years. I go up there quite regularly to catch up with my family, eg, daughter, her twin girls... and all my old rugby drinking buddies. Slainte.

 

[Rich]

Why not. I lived most of my life in Edinburgh before I moved to Texas for ten years. I go up there quite regularly to catch up with my family, eg, daughter, her twin girls... and all my old rugby drinking buddies. Slainte.

If it's not a rude question, how does one pronounce "Sgian Dubh" and what does it mean?

Rich.

 

[Sgian Dubh]

Sgee-un doo roughly. It literally means 'knife black' and it's the knife carried in the sock when wearing a kilt. Slainte.

 

[frugal]

Thanks Sgian Dubh (from Leeds? :?) and Johhny D, same recipe and I think it's the one I used back at college so will definately try that... 8)

I am trying the recipe on some veneers that I cut myself and have buckled after cutting. What do you use as the "thin plastic mesh". Richard suggests fiberglass mesh, and I had assumed that this was the same stuff as the fibreglass matting you use to fix car bodywork or canoes, unfortunately this is disintegrating and sticking to the paper as the fibres are just loosly held together, so obviously I have got the wrong end of the stick.

Any suggestions as to what to put between the layers?

 

[Sgian Dubh]

Any suggestions as to what to put between the layers?

If you can't find glass fibre mesh have a look at the membranes that people put under gravel and found at garden centres. It might be suitable. As long as the material allows water to pass through, doesn't disintegrate, does not cause staining, and prevents the paper layers or veneers sticking to each other it will be suitable.

The Americans are lucky because they can go to any Home Depot or Lowes and buy the readily available window screen material which is good for the job. You just need something similar, and the membrane I mentioned should work fine. Slainte.

 

[laird]

I've got a roll of plastic mesh that should do the job Frugal, about a metre wide (as my memory recalls). PM me your address and the amount you need and I'll pop some in the post if you want.

 

[Sgian Dubh]

Richard suggests fiberglass mesh... this is disintegrating and sticking to the paper

frugal, I know it's been a while since you asked your question, but I happened to be in a garden centre yeaterday. There are plenty of workable options I saw. Wind-screening material, soil membranes to go under gravel, other forms of loosely woven plastic and glass fibre based stuff, and so on. It generally comes in long wide rolls that you can buy by the metre and cut up to suit. I didn't look at cost, but now you know about these alternative materials. Slainte.