I know a genius with wood

**Tripmaster** · 10-09-2009, 12:56

Originally Posted by hamish

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infuriating! i only have a personal mobile number for him and i dont want to give that out without asking him first... not that you would be able to get hold of him anyway:

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i hate the bloody things... anyway i have texted him ... il get back to you, when he gets back to me!

Hi Hamish

Are you trying to call the The Veneer Workshop?

It is a small but very busy company and as a result Steve can be a little tricky to get hold off. If you leave a message he should come back to you.

You could always try emailing him steve dot price5@btconnect dot com

I have to admit I experienced the same, but when I did manage to speak to him I found him very helpful.

I collected my veneer from his workshop and was amazed by the amount of veneer he stocks...floor to ceiling!

Richard

**The Vinyl Adventure** · 10-09-2009, 13:12

no, an old mate of mine...
cheers though

**Tripmaster** · 10-09-2009, 13:16

He could be one and the same?

**DaveK** · 10-09-2009, 13:43

Originally Posted by Tripmaster

If you fancy having a go at veneering....... I'll be happy to provide some tips if required.
Richard

Hi Richard,
I'm looking for a couple of tips: -
What adhesive do you use to stick the veneer to the underlying wood? and,
How do you get a 45 degree chanfer on something so thin and fragile when you need to 'seemlessly' join 2 shhets at right angles
Mine is a very simple project: covering some shelves in my 'sideboard'/hi-fi unit that I added myself in oak veneered MDF but which don't match the other shelves.
Thanks for any advice.
Cheers,

**Tripmaster** · 10-09-2009, 18:54

Originally Posted by DaveK

Hi Richard,
I'm looking for a couple of tips: -
What adhesive do you use to stick the veneer to the underlying wood? and,
How do you get a 45 degree chanfer on something so thin and fragile when you need to 'seemlessly' join 2 shhets at right angles
Mine is a very simple project: covering some shelves in my 'sideboard'/hi-fi unit that I added myself in oak veneered MDF but which don't match the other shelves.
Thanks for any advice.
Cheers,

Hi Dave

Yes no problem, but I'm a bit busy tonight. I'll post a youtube video which you may find is easier to understand.

Richard

**Tripmaster** · 10-09-2009, 21:00

I used Alpha Thixo-thix contact adhesive.

I was told this was about the best, and it does give you a degree of adjustability just after the two surfaces meet. I would recommend having the veneer on top of shelf over lapping the edge strip. Applying the veneers this way will insure you don't catch an edge when removing a book or CD. If you need to add a 45 degree chamfer, just use a piece of 240 grit sandpaper wrapped around a block of wood. Hold the sanding block at 45 degrees and lightly sand from the top of the shelf.

Are you just taking the edge off?

Richard

**The Grand Wazoo** · 10-09-2009, 21:10

Just as an aside, I wonder what on earth our US friends will think of the title of this thread ?(and what assumptions will they make about you, Hamish ? - better put a stop to any rumours now!!!!)

Hehehehe....................

**Beechwoods** · 10-09-2009, 21:15

Yeah, I wondered that myself!

**The Vinyl Adventure** · 10-09-2009, 21:25

Well he's a good looking chap... And I do hear that men make the best lovers for men - what with having the apropriate equipment to practice on...
Unfortunatly though for those that way inclinded I my self do no paractice in such activitys! The only men to touch me there are my doctors and danjennings. An dan Jennings only because once, much inebriated i hasten to had, I needed to operate my mobile phone whilst smikeing and going for a wee. At the time the logical thing to so was to ask dan to hold it for me... In hiend sight perhaps asking him to hold the cigaret might have been the better option, but he was a crazy chain smoker, and he prob would hve smoked it.... And I think I fugured there was less Chance of him smoking what I did give him to hold!

**Tripmaster** · 10-09-2009, 21:30

Originally Posted by The Grand Wazoo

Just as an aside, I wonder what on earth our US friends will think of the title of this thread ?(and what assumptions will they make about you, Hamish ? - better put a stop to any rumours now!!!!)

Hehehehe....................

What could you mean?

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