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Hi Alex,

The hinges looks like Soss hinges on the doors. Did you get them in Sydney or from the US?
Beautiful cabinet. :2tsup:

Hi Pete,
I really enjoyed your journey into the veneering world.:2tsup:

Two comments: It is also important to dry the panels like solid timber: air all around, otherwise it will turn to potato...

Rodney is totally right.
"You need to wipe down the side you are gluing to the substrate with some metho so as to remove the oils and provide a better glue up."

I wish I have followed that...

yes OLFA :2tsup:is the best for sure, and it is Japanese.
In 1956 Yoshio Okada invented the world's first SNAP-OFF BLADE CUTTER. It is still the best.

I hope you will continue with your newly gained skills! I think you have a good feel for it, there is plenty of kitsch marquetry out there and yours is an exception.
What is the thickness of the...

Marc-s
"The day after gluing, when I took off the weights I had on it, I discovered large ripples all over the design, which I'm fairly sure is due to using too much glue and not having even...

I use neither of them. Neither of them is strong enough for the job. :no:

Stanley knife!!! You know, with the break off blade. I do all my work with Stanley, no need for scalpel or other special...

Yes, I did re-glue the Huon and cleaned it with Acetone before gluing. I am waiting for the result. So far so good, but I wait a year to be sure.
Thanks for the reassurance.:D
cheers

Hi Chrissy,

"inlaying a leaf into resin" What do you mean? You want to fill the whole with resin?
Can you send pictures of the table?

In theory these are the steps for inlay: (no resin)


...

Hi ,

I'll would do the Saturday 2-4 pm 3rd September.

kat

Hi Mic,
Thanks for the tip, I missed the " Intersect planes gave me the top truncation and lid truncation." bit. I have a look how to do that.
I wanted to make sure its not a professional addition...

Hi Mic,

One more question.
Your drawings are made with Sketchup? The free version from the net? Did you learn it from the tutorials from the web?

They look pretty good, I was wondering how...

"The next box will include banding and marquetry and so won't be so plain.[/QUOTE]"

Hi Mic,
I am going to repeat what others already told you but.... It looks very impressive! I do like the...

"I do veneer lagre surtace alright,some of them probably you have seen in my album."

Hi Chris,
Yes I have seen your work and they do look impressive. :2tsup:Do you veneer them by hand? Or you...

Hi mArk,

I posted my reply, and I just realised that my number one "enemy" in marquetry making/teaching is a little kit made in ENGLAND! It tells you exactly how not to succeed.
So here you are,...

"I'm glad someone agrees with me "
Well .... only if there are no Aussies around! ha ha ha.
I needed too a touch of adjustment to get use to to understand the term: "cabinet maker" and "art",...

"It was very tempting to take the easy way out and get a job in a factory making kitchens apparently they call that cabinet making but I can't type in her what I call it !"

Ha ha ha.
I knew you...

Hi Mark,

Thanks for your reply, I think you know exactly what I am looking for. Not so much a solution how to avoid the cup using different glues, but someone who has the skill with hide glue to...

Hi everyone,

I would volunteer for the Canaberra show, even give a hand to Neil to coordinate - but with that much interest he will not have much trouble hi hi hi. I would do any day or time.
...

Hi Chris,

"I am still using traditional way of veneering using pearl glue and some small tools."

Thanks for your reply. Do you veneer by hand larger surfaces? Where do you live/work?

cheers...

Hi Sylvia,

"I have some articles about asymmetrical veneering (also about veneering on one-side), so I can send them to you."

That would be awesome!! :2tsup:I would like to read your articles...

Hi Kekemo,

I was just reading that you are from WA. It is a long way to come for a a week end course. Not worth it.
In Perth the Perth Wood school is very good, they would teach you everything...

here is the link for Sturt Wood School short courses in Mittagong NSW:
Short Courses

check out the different courses, surely there is something for everyone.
(I think the workbench course with...

Hi Sylvia,

"does anyone know an "oldie" who can veneer one side without casting the panel?"
It must be your English, but I do not know how to veneer one side, I wish though!!! I veneer by hand...

Hi Sylwia,
The book's title is Practical veneering, author is Charles H. Hayward, published in 1949 London.
I think it was a text book for apprentice woodworkers. Fantastic book I think.:2tsup:
...

It makes sense.
Thanks heaps for your support it was a great help.:2tsup:
I hunt down this bit and I'll have a top unit.:U
cheers
katbobkat

Tank you NT900, the saw is in it's place I plugged it in and its a goer:D:D:D.

My next question is: I have bits for angle cutting and again I do not know where they go? Maybe missing a...

here is the link for the photos:


https://picasaweb.google.com/katbobkat/Festool# just click on it.


I appreciate any help.:(

thank you, I got the blade sorted out. I could not find the spindle lock, now it is obvious, they could not made it any bigger and brighter I reckon:doh:.

I'll take photos of the table + saw...

Check out Sturt School for Wood web site for the Winter short courses.

http://www.sturt.nsw.edu.au/course_winter.htm :2tsup:

carving and marquetry in July.

saw is a ATF 55E
table: Festool basis 1A T
It nearly fits, but I am sure I need to push/pull something.

And how do I lock the blade to change it??

I went trough Lignum supply of infos, but...

Hi,
I have an oldie Festool circular saw and a table also Festool and I cannot put the saw under the table. Just does not fit.:~ Would I need to match the table with the saw??? I thought all...

I would volunteer for that.

Hi Mic,

I totally forgot to mention the "toothing" - small cross cuts on the surface to improve gluing surface - of the solid base and "sizing" - coating the cross cuts base with thinned hide...

Far South Coast of NSW, south of Batemans Bay.
How did the hammer veneering go?? You can try building up simple patterns, or place an inlay strip into the veneer.
When you feel very adventures,...

hi Mic
your picture of the boards made me thinking a number of things: veneering will pull the base hollow as it dries. Thin board suffer more than thick ones. They are number of "rules" to follow...

I was reading in a veneering book from the 1940's, (author: C. Hayward) that a panel can be veneered on one side only: "It is safe to say that few men could successfully veneer a panel, say 1/2 inch...

I do not think you can do much with a chipboard panel, once it goes weat-bix, that is pretty much end of their service.
My suggestion:


Find a similar furniture in poor condition but with a...

:; Woodwork - power tools for women - in August. Chek out the Sturt Wood School short courses for details.
Short Courses

hi Ben,

Your work looks good. My worries; if you stick a few heavy object for gluing the veneer will come up and frustrate you. I seen it many times. Gluing is as important as the rest....