Jim Lewis
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Joined: 2004-10-27
Location: NY
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I've been asked to make one of those ribbon-form chinese tables. The look is of a wooden top curving down into legs, which bend under to rest on the floor.
I figured I would bricklay up solid stock to make legs and top, shape it, then veneer for a continuous look. The outside is pretty simple, but I'm puzzled about veneering the inside of the legs.
My issue is how to bend the veneer into the curves on the inside of the legs. The tightest radius is about 1 1/2". I will be vacuum bagging in two or three pieces, leaving the joints on the underside of the top where they will not bee seen. In other words, I will veneer one leg at a time, but there are two tight radii on each leg. I'm worried about handling the veneer, that it might crack as I try to press it into the curve. Would you pre-bend over a hot pipe, or some such?
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