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Darryl Keil

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Eric

Subject : Using wood as a substrate
Posted : 2004-06-04 11:50 AM
Post #31574

I have some beautiful birds eye maple that I want to build into a panel. However the design has the panel with coves cut into the edges. I thought that I could just glue up a maple panel and use it as the substrate for the birdseye. What gotcha's do I need to worry about if I go this route? Do you think it will be sucessful?

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Eric Anderson

Subject : RE: Using wood as a substrate
Posted : 2004-06-04 12:50 PM
Post #31575 - In reply to #31574

How about using a thick edgeband that your detail could be routed into? That way you can use a more traditional material for your substrate.

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Jason Stumpf

Subject : RE: Using wood as a substrate
Posted : 2004-06-04 12:52 PM
Post #31576 - In reply to #31574

eric,
in theory, you shouldn't have any trouble. in practice though, who wants to risk a beautiful piece of veneer? i've used a technique for this situation before that is called (at least around here) "rim-raising" the panels. basicly, you edgeband your substrate with solid wood that is just wide enough for the edge profile. then veneer both sides, and run 'em through the shaper. solid edge, veneer face, stable substrate. and as an added bonus, since you miter the solid wood edges around, there's no end grain on the top and bottom of the panels.
jason

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Eric

Subject : RE: Using wood as a substrate
Posted : 2004-06-04 1:30 PM
Post #31577 - In reply to #31576

Thanks for the quick replies. I was also considering wrapping the edges of my panel in solid wood and machining that, but I hadnt quite worked out the process yet. Thanks for the details in doing this.

I'm probably going to slipmatch the birds eye horizontally along the panel. Is there a way to transition to the rotated grains on the ends without being too obvious? Perhaps the machining will help with that.

of course I'm going to do a test panel this weekend and all of this questioning may be moot once I just see how it looks.

Thanks again for the advice.

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