WilliamBalz
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It seems the only way to control for wood movement when veneering (with crotch mahog in a perpendicular grain pattern) a bow-front or serpentine front drawer would be to use 1/8" bending poplar as a substrate. Is this the case? (no pun intended)
If you used a flitch, you would still subject the veneer to too much stress wouldn't you? (Unless you used a horizontal crotch grain orientation to match the grain of the flitch). Thoughts?
Finally, to receive the dovetail pins on the drawer sides, would it be advised to add pre-shaped hard-wood ends (say 1" wide) to the drawers (splined or biscuited into the plywood)? Or is the plywood strong enough to handle dovetails? (the plywood in the demi-lune aprons I have done with bending poplar feel too soft to take the serious abuse like that subjected to a drawer)
Thanks for any guidance.
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