Glue Spots

[wokkaboy]

Hey Ads, maybe ask if they can cut a thicker veneer (or ask their veneer supplier) would be better than gluing 2 thin veneers together, plus would be more time consuming for the factory you would have to glue one veneer at a time and make sure the centre line is lined up. If they are about 0.6mm thick now I think a 1-1.2mm thick veneer would be ideal and save alot of sand throughs and glue seepage

[Simon Barden]

Most sand through-issues seem to be as a result of glue spots, though a few seem to be from trying to remove scratches in the veneer. Gluing a second veneer on top of the first would still give the same problem with glue seepage through the wood. And as you said Adam, any sand-through of the first layer will expose a different veneer pattern.

Is it a cost or technical issue that stops them wanting to use a thicker veneer? Have they tried other glues that are less likely to seep through the wood?

[Kick]

I agree with Wokkaboy and Simon. I'd prefer a thiker veneer over two layers of thin veneer.

Besides the extra cost and time of applying two thin layers I think the overall quality of the veneer wil be less. And veneer is softer than the mahogony so the top could be damaged more easily.

Other glue could also be a solution.

[king casey]

Seems the problem isn't the glue spots themselves, but the wearing through veneer to remove them.
If the veneer were thicker, then removing glue spots wouldn't be such a show-stopper.

Then take the machine-head drill off of Freddy Krueger and voila!!


cheers, Mark.

[Andy40]

I've had no glue spots on any of mine...soz

[adam]

Thanks.

Yes, we have asked them for the past 4 years for a thicker veneer and it just doesn't seem possible... for them.

I guess it's their supplier who is refusing to come to the party.

We'll keep pushing them though.

This photo evidence will help our case.

[neverwas]

This one on an IB-7 from a little time ago

And for a little variety some excess glue from binding running down the inside back on a FS-1, some on the outside but seems to have cleaned up with Goof-off. (Used the torch to make it easier to see in pics)

Someone was so proud they decided to sign their work, through both f-holes.

Grant

[Dedman]

Seems the problem isn't the glue spots themselves, but the wearing through veneer to remove them.
If the veneer were thicker, then removing glue spots wouldn't be such a show-stopper.

Then take the machine-head drill off of Freddy Krueger and voila!!

cheers, Mark.

na I don't sand veneer tops at all and they are there from the start, I've removed a couple of small marks with goof off but generally have no joy and end up painting over them.

[Kick]

But isn't that a waiste of nice veneer and a spoil in your fun of creating a good looking guitar?

@Adam: you mentioned that you met another kit supplier in Germany. How are their kits in comparison with your current supplier?

[Simon Barden]

I doubt Adam will know until he's sent a few samples and DB has a look at them for him. At any trade show, they are only going to take their best examples along, so you really need to see some off-the-shelf kits taken at random to see the average level of construction..