Thread: bending jarrah strip - Special Veneer Softener

In the 2 years I have been trying to get some at carby's they never had it.

• 4 parts water
• 1 part alcohol
• 2 part glycerine
• 2 parts resin glue

But just water with a bit of washing up liquid also works, You just don't want it to dry out to quick.

I would try just soaking the veneers in water first or if that doesn't work, water/glycerin up to 1:1. If you are going to use a hot pipe to help bend them I'd steer away from using recipes with glue in them, they're more use when softening to flattening veneer. These veneers in this piece I hot pipe bent after soaking in water alone, they are 3+mm and 25mm diameter bend. I had to use a backing strap and I found that a folded oven bag had nearly zero stretch and handled the heat well.