Thread: They can send men to the moon...

Originally Posted by Woodwould

... but the Americans don't know about veneer tape yet!

Some of them are a bit backward, never trust them in business either.

i don't want to start a flame war so will only say that SOME people don't know that you can use masking tape pulled tight across the grain as a clamp for small and irregular pieces.
OH, G'day Y'all
Joe

I don’t think I will ever use the wedge clamping method but I will definitely pick up about a half dozen of those big cement blocks to keep in the shop. Just never know when you may need a few for a special project.

Nice way to make the American members of the forums feel at home, well done WW.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the technique used and would be far more effective than veneer tape which costs how much a roll?

Where do Australian suppliers of veneer tape source veneer tape? clue WW (America) (UK)





Cheers,


Frank.

Originally Posted by FRB Design

Nice way to make the American members of the forums feel at home, well done WW.

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the technique used and would be far more effective than veneer tape which costs how much a roll?

Where do Australian suppliers of veneer tape source veneer tape? clue WW (America) (UK)





Cheers,


Frank.

Frank, can you fashion a sense of humour with what ever tools you have?

Originally Posted by FRB Design

There is absolutely nothing wrong with the technique used and would be far more effective than veneer tape which costs how much a roll?



Frank.

For small jobs that would be the way to go but for major jobs like building pantry and kitchen cabinets with melamine I prefer the iron on tape, which cost $ 33.00 for 155 metres roll.


Peter.

Originally Posted by Woodwould

... but the Americans don't know about veneer tape yet!

So why would you need any special tape? Joe's suggestion of masking tape is what I would use. Or just glue the veneer to the base material to start with.
My remark about the cement blocks was in reference to the overkill to hold 3/16" thick strips flat.
You do realize they are edge jointing 3/16" thick stock to make a sheet of veneer, not applying a veneer? Of course you do.

Being serious for a moment, I sometimes use green painter's tape when joining veneer less than 5/64" (2mm) thick and anything thicker than that, I just rub the edges together... like in the examples below. The last picture is of 3/32" (2.4mm) thick quartered veneers for the side of a chest of drawers.

well having done a fair bit of travelling in my time, I have noticed that things every where are not the same. Everybody has thier methods of doing things and they will differ greatly, some better than others and so on.

Its horses for coures, no one nation or people group has a monopoly on either brains or any thing esle for that matter. We just look at things differently and arrive at the solution accordingly.

During my flat work days, I never really did veneering, preferring to work with solid wood. I did use the painters tape a lot for things that you couldn't really clamp into place, like corner and edge pieces on a box. I have seen the veneer tape for sale though...

Best thing I found for clamping up a cracked bowl is the stretch plastic film that I use around the rims of my bowls when drying them. Actually used that to seal dust collector pipes as well.

robo hippy

I haven't done a lot of veneering but the time I did use veneer tape I hated it. I just use blue painter's tape now. Much less work afterwards.

My 2c worth.

Actually I find this type of wedging good for thin boards - bear in mind that 3/16" is nearly 5mm not really veneer. If the edges are really well jointed you can just rub the joint closed. If there are any gaps the wedgiing closes them nicely -either way I can't see veneer tape being much help to you. Cheers Dave

Could not see any reason for tape at that thickness when using wedges or a constructive reason for this post.





Frank.

Originally Posted by FRB Design

Could not see any reason for tape at that thickness when using wedges or a constructive reason for this post.





Frank.

You crack me up!