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Nesting Tables: Veneering From "Freeform Furniture" episode DFFF-101

In this third segment host Amy Devers begins the process of applying the veneer.

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Host Amy Devers begins the veneering process in this third segment of the first episode of Freeform Furniture.

Materials --

2 sheets of 4" x 8" plywood
Pencil
Tape measure
Yellow glue
Dry wall screws
2 sheets of 1/8" thick Italian bending plywood
Wood filler
One 4" x 8" sheet of paper-backed Wenge veneer
Scissors
Band clamps
White glue
Low-tack blue tape
Wooden cauls
Double stick tape
180-grit sandpaper
220-grit sandpaper
Wipe on polyurethane
Rags

Tools --

Jigsaw
Router
Flush trim router bit
Table saw
Miter saw
Hand planer
Orbital sander
Vacuum press
Roller

	Figure A
	Figure B
	Figure C

Veneering

FYI: A veneer is basically an extremely thin slice of wood usually about 1/32". You probably won't find this at a typical home center store, but you can get it at any woodworking supply store. Sheets of veneer are available in a wide variety of woods. The price is going to depend on the size and rarity of the particular wood. For the tables on the show Wenge paper-backed veneer was used. It is a rich dark hardwood that is indigenous to Central Africa with a tight, straight grain pattern and it costs approximately $200 a sheet. The paper backed veneer has a thin sheet of paper adhered to the back which helps to keep the veneer from splitting and cracking, especially when bending it.

1. To cover the feet, cut the pieces of veneer a little bit oversized.

2. Use white glue instead of yellow glue to adhere the veneer because it gives a little more time to slide the veneer around before it sets up.

3. Spread on an even coat of glue and line up the veneer and press it in place. Put a piece of scrap wood over the veneer and clamp it down until it dries (figure A).

4. Trim off the excess veneer with the laminate veneer.

5. Next, attach the veneer to the edges so that the grain of the wood runs from the front to the back of the table. In order to make the table look like one continuous piece of bent wood, the grain needs to match up on the edges. Use little pie shaped wedges (figure B) to create the illusion of a bend.

6. It is easier to attach the edge veneer in one single piece instead of trying to glue on thin pie pieces. Use low-tack blue tape to adhere the veneer (figure C).

7. The next process is exactly the same as with the feet, glue it in place and clamp with edge clamps. Let it dry and then trim the excess with a laminate trimmer.

RESOURCES :

Delta Woodworking Power Tools
Website: www.deltawoodworking.com

Festool
Website: www.festoolusa.com

Gladiator Garageworks by Whirlpool
Website: www.gladiatorgw.com

Lie-Nielsen Toolworks, Inc.
Website: www.lie-nielsen.com

WMH Tool Group
Website: www.wmhtoolgroup.com

Power Tools (Porter Cable)
Porter Cable Power Tools
Website: www.portercable.com

Hand Tools
Garrett Wade Co., Inc.
Website: www.garrettwade.com

The Peck Tool Company
Website: www.pecktool.com

Biesemeyer
Website: www.biesemeyer.com

Saw Blades
Forrest Manufacturing Company
Website: www.vacupress.com

Vacuum Bag
Vacuum Pressing Systems, Inc.
553 River Rd.
Brunswick, ME 04011

Jogensen Adjustable Clamp Company
Website: www.adjustableclamp.com

Adhesives, Abrasives and Safety Equipment
The 3M Company
Website: www.3m.com

Woodcraft
Website: www.woodcraft.com

GUESTS :

Eric Diaz
Acrylic Fabricator
Phone: 310-990-8101