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Darryl Keil
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Dear Loren,Its great to see your willingness to tackle new projects and techiques you have not done before, this is how we all learn. I will say this, for a first veneering project you are taking a big first bite. Paper back veneer may be a better place to start for a first project, and if you can, veneer your panels before you assemble the speaker boxes, it will make the veneering part a lot easier, and please, do yourself a favor and rule out contact cement. Quality veneering is never done this way, it must be pressed.As far as a lesson in veneer, this forum is not large enough to really give you a decent overview. May I suggest a couple of sources of veneering basics. There are two educational videos on the Vacuum Pressing Systems part of this site, check them out. Also, Taunton press has a book called "The veneering book". You may want to take a veneering course at a woodworking school near you, an invaluable experience.Good luckDarryl Keil: Hi,: I have never worked with veneer in my life and am in the process of : building some speaker cabinets that I want to veneer. I have : actually purchased some raw walnut veneer to use for the project, but : I have absolutely no idea what is required to apply this veneer to : the cabinets and get a good result.: The cabinets will be of either 3/4" or 1.5" MDF. I want to veneer : all six sides, and was planning to put a 3/4" to 1" radius on the : front edge so as to allow the veneer to cover the front and two sides : without any seam. I have no idea if this is even possible with raw : veneer.: Can anyone here give me a quick basic tutorial regarding what it : takes to work with raw veneer, or point me to an FAQ or other source : that can point me in the right direction? Am I in way over my head : to the point that I should try to find some paper backed veneer : instead to make the job more manageable?: Thanks,: Loren Jones
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