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Darryl Keil
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Dear Robert,Here's my thoughts on your project.Obviously you can use the 13 layers of veneer and achieve what you want. For less laminations you would need to steam bend the wood, let it dry and then clamp up the layers. You would want to use solid wood for the steam bending, not the 1/8" bending plywood. You may want to consider purchasing 1/16" veneer and steam bending that. It would save you the work of re-sawing solid wood.Even though you could use polyurethane glue with the wood wet your really better off letting it dry. Steam bent wood dries reasonalby fast. Just let it sit overnight.sincerelyDarryl Keil: Hi: I'm planning to make some molded plywood shapes by laying up : many layes of veneer and clamping them between forms. I have many : questions. I'm going down two pths to get there. : One is to use about 13 layers of .038 veneer (~1/2" total). This : method makes getting a sharp radius (~1.5") easier, but it's costly --: especially since most of the available veneer is trying to get the : most out of a beuatiful wood. : The second method I'm considering is using a less expensive bending : ply for a core (ie. 1/8" italian poplar), but this has trouble making : the bend. Which brings me to my question. Soaking or steaming the : poplar may allow it to make the bend, but will it then have to dry : before glue-up, or is there a glue I can use wet? I imagine there : may be some problems with all that water trapped in there... : Also, any suggestions for other core materials. I wouldn't mind : using veneer, but I'd like to find something less expensive than an : appearance veneer. : One more question: is vacuum veneering sutible for molded plywood, or : am I better off clamping between two forms.: Thanks, Robert
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