Michael,
I always say "no power tools" because if I don't, somebody will take a 1/2
inch router and a dovetail bit at 8000rpm and go after it. If they don't do
that they'll put a belt of 150 (if 220 is good, then 150 will be faster,
right?) on a 3 horse belt sander and wonder what happened to all the veneer
in this 4 inch wide stretch :) Won't the dowels get glued in? Or, they
don't because the only touch one side of the contact cement?
My experience with the dowels idea is zero. I always just do it by eye and
fit beforehand.
You'll note that I kept saying to leave the lines and trim later. I always
do that.
Even when making cabinets I do it that way. You can always trim an 1/8th,
but it's darn hard to add 1/8th.
If you worked in a carpenter shop for any length of time, you should be
telling me, not the other way 'round. I'm just a hacker when it comes to
woodworking, and my methods are my own. I read American Wordworker, and
I've tried some of those things. I keep going back to what works for me.
BTW, if you can get me some ideas for doing my engine and radiator valences,
that would be way kewl. Those are up next after a head re-build.
John
'75 Spit
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Subject: Re: veneering masonite
Hey John,
This isn't a flame, just a couple of questions and stuff from my
experiences.
When you using the contact cement, had you ever tried placing several
dowels
across the surface and laying the veneer on top of them, aligning everything
then removing the dowels one at a time to insure things don't move?
I noticed you said no power tools, we used to trim with a small router but I
realize everyone might not own or have acces to one. Have you had any
situations arise from using one this way?
Just a couple of questions that came to mind from having worked in a
carpenter shop for a few years where I got to see and experience all kinds
of
things.
Michael
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