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20th August 2012, 04:16 PM #1New Member
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Veneer a guitar
Ok... So i have been trying to find info on this for a bit now but cant seem to find a answer
I am trying to veneer a guitar im building, but by the sounds of things, one cannot veneer things with a curved top, if its not flat forget it cant be done. But im not too sure anout this (if seen pictures haha).
Its a bc rich shaped mockingbird, dont know how to upload picture, the pnly carved bits is on the side just to give ot shape...
Ok so now my question is, can one veneer uneven surfaces like that and use binding on it? Or should i just paint the thing??
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20th August 2012, 04:45 PM #2
I know some les paul knockoffs have veneer tops on them. The curves are not severe. I doubt you could pull it off on a PRS carve.
They do it with vacuum. Make an oversized veneer, spread glue, place on body, wrap the whole thing in a plastic bag and suck out the air. Atmospheric pressure forces the 2 together evenly all over. You'd be surprised how effective it is.
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21st August 2012, 02:20 PM #4
Have a look at these furniture pictures
https://www.google.com.au/search?q=b...w=1440&bih=770
One way they did it back in the old days was with a bag
of hot moist sand, the hot moist bit was because of the
hide glue they were using.
If you made a box and sat your guitar body in the bottom,
its a solid body your talking of , Yes ??
And if you prepared your veneer by gluing a tough paper
or cloth to it with a glue that can be dissolved off later
like hide glue . The cloth or paper will help it hold together
and not split in the concave parts.
You could glue it to your body with a two pack glue.
Body in the bottom , then glue , veneer on top, a sheet
of plastic , then a bag of sand, get it sitting level on top,
place a 50mm board that just fits inside the box,
6 or 8 decent clamps, clamp the hooters out of it.
Next day take it apart and wash off the paper with hot water.
If you have made up the veneer out of a few pieces so
that it has a pattern that must stay precisely in a desired
spot, tap in some veneer pins, small nails with the part
protruding from the solid timber clipped back, just so you
have a sharp spike sticking up less than the veneer
thickness. When you glue down you locate the veneer
and press down on these first, you have to be careful
at this point so that it does not slide off the position
while your clamping
Now if you decide to do it , your going to have to learn how to post
pictures so we can all see it
There is a thread on how its done
https://www.woodworkforums.com/f36/po...ur-post-78760/
Rob
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21st August 2012, 05:42 PM #5
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21st August 2012, 07:17 PM #6Senior Member
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Here's a video Tute
Carved Top Veneering - YouTube
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