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Jack Lindsey

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Subject : Microwave Drying of Veneers
Posted : 2005-11-24 2:59 AM
Post #32580
I have a section of a green Madrone burl that I want to cut into 1/8" thick veneers and do something to accelerate drying. Has anyone tried to use a microwave oven to do this?


 
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nateman

 
Subject : RE: Microwave Drying of Veneers
Posted : 2005-12-02 11:32 AM
Post #32598 - In reply to #32580
I do it often with dowels and biscuts that have swollen from moisture. Don't cook the wood! just 30 to 45 seconds at a time then let the moisture evaporate than do it again.


 
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Jack Lindsey

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Subject : Microwave Drying of Veneers
Posted : 2005-12-03 1:55 AM
Post #32603 - In reply to #32598
Thanks, Nateman. Any ideas about how many dryings would be required? Not an exact number, but an approximation. Are we talking 5 times? Fifty? A hundred? I'm asking because I don't have a clue.


 
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Don Stephan

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Subject : RE: Microwave Drying of Veneers
Posted : 2005-12-03 7:15 PM
Post #32607 - In reply to #32603
No experience, but it would seem that green veneer 1/8" thick would dry rather quickly. I would slice off a piece and treat it like buckled veneer that has been wetted with flattening solution. The steps for treating and drying have been given a number of times in the forum. Try a search on flattening solution.


 
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Brian Gray

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Subject : RE: Microwave Drying of Veneers
Posted : 2005-12-04 5:48 PM
Post #32611 - In reply to #32607
I gotta agree with Don here.

It shouldn't take veneer that is 1/8" thick very long to dry, even without any aid from the microwave...I would guess that it will dry within 2-3 days in a controlled non-humid environment, but I would probably give it a week to make sure.

If you have a moisture meter, that will tell you where you are.


 
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Jack Lindsey

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Subject : Microwave Drying of Veneers
Posted : 2005-12-07 2:59 AM
Post #32626 - In reply to #32611
Wow, that fast. I'll cut a few, take them into the house, and see what happens. I really thought it would take a lot longer to air dry.
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