Don Stephan
Posts: 825
Joined: 2003-07-18
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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Ah, this does bring back memories . . .
A few years ago, I spent hours and hours searching for "silver sand" without success. When I took his workshop, Mr. Schurch explained that he simply uses white play sand as it is less inclined to stick to the scorched veneer than "regular" sand. I purchased a bag at Home Depot and poured into empty gallon jugs to store the excess. (These jugs by the way make excellent weights when temporarily pressing veneer under pieces of plywood while veneer tape dries.)
Using about a 6" diameter cast iron skillet and simple electric hot plate, I was having little success "scorching" until Rob Millard said he only has about 1/4" layer of sand in the skillet. Just be attentive, with such a thin layer I found it is very easy to quickly go from "scorching" to briquette.
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