Brian Gray
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Joined: 2004-01-21
Location: Sandusky, OH
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I really doubt that that tool would work well.
If you did it on MDF, or something hard, you might be fine, but a self healing mat would probably make things worse.
The veneer would buckle and crumble on a mat, my thoughts.
And you would have to press VERY hard on a sheet of MDF to get the slicer to sever the veneer.
I just don't think that that tool is real sharp, and probably won't stay sharp very long, and then sharpening it properly would be a real pain.
But the real trick is that the blade is simply rolling over the work, not sliding. A sliding blade will sever the fibers, where a rolling blade will just walk over the veneer.
However, I don't want to discourage you...if it works, please report back.
I really think that the best tool is a veneer chisel, ala Paul Schurch.
I've used one ever since I went out to study with him.
http://www.schurchwoodwork.com/tools/T242.html
It is sharpened just like a standard chisel, but then the cutting tip is rounded over slightle and honed on BOTH sides.
Read this thread for more info...
http://www.vacupress.com/forum/thread-view.asp?threadid=16127&MessageID=31697#31697
This tool, in conjunction with a nice straight edge, or you can also freehand, is all you need to start.
Then the other tool that I use to cut veneer is the Festool saw. WONDERFUL tool and the best way to cut veneer, if you ask me, but it's pricey.
Some guys here use a Fein setup (including Darryl). Some of us are trying to convert him to a Festool guy. We still haven't heard back from him yet.
Darryl...come to the dark side...
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