Steve Holman
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Joined: 2011-11-03
Location: Dorset, VT
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A very good customer called to say a lot of the work I've done for her in the past ten years felt "rough." When I looked at it, all the veneered surfaces did indeed feel rough, while the solid wood portions were still smooth. I thought the problem might be a finish issue: one veneer supplier is always touting the benefits of "flexible finishes" (urethanes) on veneer rather than more brittle catalyzed lacquers and varnishes; I thought the roughness might be the finish cracking. The more I looked into the problem, though, the more it appears the issue is veneer checking, which is telegraphing through the finish and giving a rough feel. Most of this work is pressed without crossbanding directly onto MDF with Unibond, and finished with MagnaLac pre-cat.
I have three questions:
1. Short of re-veneering all this work, is there any way of correcting the problem? I have read in a previous thread the suggestion of removing the finish and coating the work in epoxy, sanding it flat, and refinishing. Is there another solution that is simpler?
2. My shop is not humidity controlled, and never will be. Is there a way to avoid checking in the future?
3. Would I be better off using paper-backed veneers, which are essentially cross-banded from the get-go?
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