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11th February 2018, 04:59 AM #16
I have some genuine wenge veneer off cuts that are fragile to handle. They seem to also have the cracks in almost every sheet that I have handled. I have no issues using the veneer with a very heavy PVA glue layer. It seems to fill the open grain & cracks easilt, but then I'm not using the wenge as a face veneer.
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11th February 2018, 12:00 PM #17GOLD MEMBER
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44Ronin and elanjacob, I am pretty sure these are actually cracks in the timber, not grain, as they are not uniform over the whole of the 200 x 200 block or the veneers I cut from it. They appear to be stress cracks.
anyway, today I mixed up a batch of epoxy glue, coloured it black with Tempura Paint Powder, only a tiny amount required, and following aldav's comments, and AlexS' advice, I used a rough rag to vigorously and heavily wipe the epoxy in along and then across the grain. Will give it 24 hours and sand it off. Will post pics and comments of finished result
Thanks everyone for your ideas and comments and insults
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11th February 2018, 09:58 PM #18SENIOR MEMBER
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I've got slabs of the stuff sitting here at home. Plus some smaller 25mm boards. If you'd like I can send you a replacement piece just cover the post cost from 5051.
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What an awesome forum, with generous people like this to help out. PM sent
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I sanded the side of the veneered board this morning, the side that I vigorously rubbed tinted epoxy glue into yesterday with a rough cotton rag ( an old tablecloth).
The result was very good, much better than the first attempt where I wiped it with a sponge. It is still not perfect, as seen from the last photo when taken with the low angle of the light. Will fill these tiny hairline cracks with white shellac as a grain filler, as suggested by Mobyturns above, and sand it off before oiling with the finish coat.
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