Veneering book

[stuartpaul]

It's about time I had a go at this 'ere veneering lark. Always been a bit of a mystery to me so thought I'd start off by doing some reading.

Got a copy of Veneering Handbook by Ian Hosker but there are still a few things I'd like to know about before I begin (for example edge treatments to make it look like it's solid wood).

Any recommendations?

Thanks

 

[Gill]

I'd recommend that you laminate the edge to make it look like solid wood, choosing a veneer that complements the main veneer. Or would that solution be too simple?

Actually, when I'm laying my marquetry I always veneer the edge of the piece first so that if the glue join can be seen it will only be visible from the side, not the front.

Gill

 

[thomaskennedy]

Or you can put a lipping all around the piece (the same as your veneer) and then just veneer ontop of that.

Using this method you can put a chamfer on it

Hope this helps

Ta, Tom