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24th July 2014, 04:52 PM #1GOLD MEMBER
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Best substrate for veneering?
Hello, for arguments sake, say you are going to make a jewellery box with a veneered lid 300 x 200 (A4) size lid.
What would be the best substrate for this type of lid, ( marine ply, MDF, whatever)and what would the recommended thickness be - 6mm , 12 mm, 15mm whatever, that will fit neatly in a rebate around the top of the box sides ?
All comments and suggestions are most welcomeregards,
Dengy
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24th July 2014, 10:57 PM #3
plus are your veneers sliced (i.e. <1mm thick) or sawn (which would make them around 3mm thick)?
if sawn you may wish to consider making your own built up panel.regards from Alberta, Canada
ian
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hi ian, I am using commercial sliced veneers for a test run, and after further reading and trawling the Internet, I am inclined to use MDF substrate as there is no grain or cracks ( as in plywood) that would be telegraphed through the 0.6mm thick veneer.
If making my own veneers, I would cut them to 2mm or so, then glue them on to marine plywood substrate, and then possibly running them through a drum sander to get them down to 1mm thick on either side of the substrate to avoid any seasonal movement of the timber.
Does anyone know where I might get water resistant HMR MDF? That sounds even better to use, and is recommended by Briggs Veneersregards,
Dengy
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Dengy,
Give bootle a call and ask them. From memory when I went there last year they stocked mdf so they may stock what you are after. Or there is a kitchen/bathroom centre that stocked ply and mdf that you could also try in Garbutt I think from memory?
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Thanks Andy, yes, Bootle and the Big Hammer had some, as did Jones Ezy Cut over in Garbutt. Many thanks for your help.
Have you got a heater in your workshop yet?regards,
Dengy
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I'd go for MDF over ply for stability.
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