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Re: burlwood dash veneer - where?

To: wave@ravenet.com
Subject: Re: burlwood dash veneer - where?
From: "jay pollmann" <thorfinnxx@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Jun 1998 11:13:31 PDT
Cc: triumphs@Autox.Team.Net
The semi popular Woodworker's Store (800 279-4441) has it..I know they 
have stores in Minnesota, but have a free catalog as well. Ton's o' 
Veneer. In some form or another, they have burlwood...

>Date: Sat, 20 Jun 1998 09:04:15 -0700 (PDT)
>From: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
>To: Will Daly <wave@ravenet.com>
>cc: triumphs@autox.team.net
>Subject: Re: burlwood dash veneer - where?
>Reply-To: Malcolm Walker <walker05@camosun.bc.ca>
>
>
>On Sat, 20 Jun 1998, Will Daly wrote:
>
>> I'm trying to find a supplier/catalogue that sells burlwood veneer - 
I
>> can only find it in 12" blocks ( not great for dash refinishing ).  I
>> remember someone on here did a dash with it recently....
>
>Ask around the specialty shops for wood.  Around here we have one 
called
>Tools & Space, they specialize in woodworking oddities.
>
>If you have trouble finding a roll of veneer, it's quite easy to 
patchwork
>the dash.  I used a total of 5 pieces of veneer on my dash; 2 big 
pieces
>over the gauges and the glovebox, and small fillers on the edges and 
the
>middle.  The advantage- the 2 sides are book-matched.  The 
disadvantage-
>you need to have fairly big pieces.  12" may be pushing it; I was able 
to
>put the "seams" behind some stuff (so that there's only about 1/2" of 
seam
>exposed).
>
>
>



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