Tindrrel's ST-1

[wokkaboy]

yeah Sam I'd try at the same time as the veneer will still be moist and more flexible.
If by chance the veneer on the elbow cut doesn't stay glued you will have to do that in another stage.
As I said I haven't attempted this body shape so it will be see how it goes

[Tindrrel]

Not sure you caught what I meant. I didn't mean for the elbow cut. There are two pieces of veneer. I could soak them separately and glue one and then the other. Wouldn't that make matching the seam in the middle easier?

[Tindrrel]

By the way, those photos might look like I've started cutting already, but the only thing I cut was the piece of cardboard that is sitting on top of the two sheets of untouched veneer. It's a mask.

[wokkaboy]

Hi Sam,
oh ok its 2 piece veneer. There's a technique with kwik grip you lay the veneer down from the centre and roll the veneer onto the surface and try not to move it once it's made contact with the glue.
Might be safer to glue them separately. Draw the centreline and get one side as close as you can. Make sure there is a bit of play in the size of the veneer.
I realised you had cardboard ontop of the veneer in the photo

[Tindrrel]

So the glue goes onto the body, and the veneer is pressed down onto it.

Should the area of the body being veneered get sanded to any particular grit or prepared in any other way first?

[Fretworn]

Sam, if you pull this off it's gonna look great. I wonder (having never tried this) is you will need some sort of wedge to help clamp down the elbow cut area.

[robin]

Hi Sam,

I thinks Woks has got it pretty much sussed out. I tried a different method of using Titebond and a hot iron, which although it worked, it was a real hassle and I think Woks way is much easier.

I would definitely glue each piece separately. I tried taping them together and glueing it in one go and it was pretty much a disaster.

The only thing I would add is that as you are veneering a curved/contoured body shape that you may need a vacuum bag. A mate of mine has veneered a skateboard and he used cheap hand pumped vacuum bag he got off ebay for about $50 I think.

Anyway good luck. You gotta try new things, that's the only way we learn new skills.

[Tindrrel]

Saw the vacuum press kits at carbatec. Bit costly for an experiment. Havent found anything similar other than clothes storage bags on eBay. I wondered if pulling cling wrap over the edges could achieve something similar.

[Tindrrel]

Actually kind of curious if the sub $10 vacuum storage bags wouldn't do the same thing.

[robin]

Having never used one I'm not sure Sam. But I do know that Carbatec are about the most expensive place around, there has to be cheaper than that.