Hi all
I looking to build a chunky looking desk across the width of my office. A friend of mine has given me some huge rolls and lengths of various exotic veneers. Now there not the veneers I see on youtube where they look like dried out paper. There , I suppose laminated to a hard base, maybe 0.5mm thick..
I was thinking of using ply or mdf for the surface and attaching another length approx 4" tall along the edge of the desk to give it the chunk. Bonding the veneer to the wood seems straight forward as does using a straight edge trimming bit with bearing in the router. But I was wondering if there is a trick or method anyone can share where I won't see the join? Where they butt upto each other ?
I looking to build a chunky looking desk across the width of my office. A friend of mine has given me some huge rolls and lengths of various exotic veneers. Now there not the veneers I see on youtube where they look like dried out paper. There , I suppose laminated to a hard base, maybe 0.5mm thick..
I was thinking of using ply or mdf for the surface and attaching another length approx 4" tall along the edge of the desk to give it the chunk. Bonding the veneer to the wood seems straight forward as does using a straight edge trimming bit with bearing in the router. But I was wondering if there is a trick or method anyone can share where I won't see the join? Where they butt upto each other ?
). If you're not sure about shooting perfectly straight edges on the veneer so they marry up perfectly, try the overlap method. Overlap the adjoining strips by about 20mm and hammer flat, then cut through both strips where they overlap, lift the edges enough so you can remove the waste and hammer flat again. This method is also useful when you can't guarantee the substrate is perfectly flat and even. You will need to consider what glue you're using to do this - hide glue gives more open time to use this method.
