How To Wood Veneer Corners
Learned that from Lynn Sweet when I was studying at UK.
How to wood veneer corners. Adjust the router bit so the bearing rides against the straightedge. This is a table repair showing how to glue wood veneer on a long curved surface This furniture repair includes- stripping off the old wood veneer- preparin. The way I learned to do veneered corners is to cut a 1818 groove down the corner.
To get a clean look on these Thibodeau veneers the edges first and then veneers the faces all the way to the edge. If you do be sure to wear gloves for protection. You need to position the veneer on an adhesive coated substrate a flat piece of wood used to help distribute the pressure evenly is placed on top of the veneer and the three are clamped together with hydraulic or mechanical veneer press clamps.
The actual thickness is only 020. Glue in a piece of solid wood same species as veneer. Progressively fold those strips around the edge and tape into place allowing them to.
Lightliy sand the corner any gaps will be invisible. We use tape across the joint about every 16 inches and then a long piece down the full length. Then veneer the two sides.
During your sanding process you should lighlty feather the sharp edges of the veneer where the corners or edges come together and finish them accordingly. 4 Center the selected pattern section over the substrate panel and apply the contact cement following the manufacturers instructions to both the veneer and the substrate. After the glue has cooled use a single cut mill bastard file to remove the extra veneer from the edges.
You dont want a sharp or ragged edge exposed which may snag and splinter the veneer. Make sure the hardwood corner is flush to both planes of the substrate. Cut a piece of craft paper the same size as your veneer and place that on your board.