NewOldWood Posted September 24, 2023 Share Posted September 24, 2023 This is from a car that is being restored elsewhere. On these I break the veneer up into four sections the edges of which will be hiden behind the frame. There are five pieces of veneer fit together to make this panel. The pieces are as big as the shape will allow. This will get glued on by vacuum. I will probably glue all four sections individually, could possibly do two at a time but that's all I would attempt working by myself. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Boehm Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Just like your boat thread, I always wondered how this was done. So to get this straight, there are 5 pieces of veneer used on the completed section in the picture? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldWood Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share Posted September 25, 2023 Correct. Wider at the top and getting narrower as you go towards the center. There are four glue lines in the piece pictured. I would like to be able to do the bottom corner in two pieces but have a feeling it will end up being three. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
46 woodie Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 N.O.W., what are you using for "glue"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldWood Posted September 25, 2023 Author Share Posted September 25, 2023 Epoxy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldWood Posted September 26, 2023 Author Share Posted September 26, 2023 What it looks like in the vacuum bag, and afterwards. The nice thing about a straight grained veneer is that you can make the glue lines disappear. I know where they are and I still can't see them. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldWood Posted October 14, 2023 Author Share Posted October 14, 2023 All four panels are glued on. A quick once over with some 80 grit and I'm done. The larger panels are made of five pieces of veneer and the smaller ones of two. Can you find the glue lines? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom Boehm Posted October 14, 2023 Share Posted October 14, 2023 Wow again. Are you using the 80 grit on the veneer or the framing? 80 grit seems harsh for the veneer. I have started working on my doors again. I have not worked on them since spring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NewOldWood Posted October 17, 2023 Author Share Posted October 17, 2023 I'm not doing anything to the frame, it went back into the shipping crate right after I took these pictures. Some of the epoxy comes through the pores in the wood during the vacuum process. I scrape most of that off as soon as I can, before the epoxy fully cures. 80 grit does a quick job of smoothing everything off and removing the rest of the epoxy. It'll get sanded to a finer grit, I just wont be the one doing it. I don't know how fine they will go with it, but straight grained wood and clear finishes are about as forgiving as it gets, you could varnish this right now and you would have to look pretty close to see the sanding marks, so probably not as far as you might think. The Maple will have to be sanded finer that the veneer, the wider grain will not hide the sanding marks nearly as well as the veneer. Clear finishes in general though are pretty forgiving, unlike stain, which brings out scratches you were sure did not exist, no matter how much prep work you do. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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