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Post by obmit » Tue Jul 14, 2009 8:54 pm

Hey Richard

Yes the titebond issue :x I know exactly what yours ended up like, glue everywhere and paper stuck to it all.

I went away from titebond and started using Mega poxy. this seemed a lot better and a little to no glue seeping through the the layers.

I would assume hide glue would be the best but m not real concerned as I have a truck load of mega poxy and have that down pat.

Yes I went through a few sides till i got it sorted. It also depends on the grain structure of the veneer.I had less seeping with sepele then i did with the blackwood.

Good Luck cant wait to so some picks.

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Post by seeaxe » Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:51 am

Thnks Tim

Two more questions if you dont mind

How much epoxy did you end up using?

Did you laminate with grain in the same direciton or at 90 degress like normal ply

Actually three more questions....

How many plies? I did 5 and if feels much too much.

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Post by obmit » Wed Jul 15, 2009 11:55 am

seeaxe wrote:Thnks Tim

Two more questions if you dont mind

How much epoxy did you end up using?

Did you laminate with grain in the same direciton or at 90 degress like normal ply

Actually three more questions....

How many plies? I did 5 and if feels much too much.

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1. Just enough to cover one side(not two)

2. Grain Direction all the same way. As Im using a stack of 4 leafs from a flitch, i wanted it to end up like solid timber.

3. first Uke 3 ply Second and third uke's 4 ply. I will be from now on using a max of 3ply.

I also used off cuts of the 3 ply after shaping for the linings.
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Post by obmit » Wed Jul 15, 2009 12:02 pm

I also have a rubber mat in my caul (Jig) on the outer surface to prevent damage.

Another trick is to also get a helping hand to push the veneers ito the caul so you don't get cracking in the center of the veneer. This is due to the sides stopping the veneer from laying down in the center before the sides grab.


I did see a good jig made on this site with hinged sides to prevent this.
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Post by seeaxe » Wed Jul 15, 2009 4:28 pm

Tim
Thanks very much for that. I've got a heap of sapele veneer so I will practice on that before I ruin another bit of my bubinga.

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