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   wiskytango | Mar 01, 2008 05:44am | #1

   can you drill a tinny hole into it and using a syringe squirt some glue into it and then press it back together some how?

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   jayder | Mar 01, 2008 06:53pm | #4

   Thank you for your response--I was thinking of trying this, so I guess I will give it a shot!

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   Ronaway | Mar 01, 2008 06:01am | #2

   jayder,

   I have experienced this problem with some mahogany plywood on a linen press and like you I was already well into the finishing stage. I took a sharp chisel and made a small slice thru the veneer. I then used a syringe and injected some glue thinned a bit with water into the lifted area. I pressed the bubble down and forced the excess glue out of the sliced area. I cleaned this up with a damp paper towel and then put some wax paper over the area and topped that with a flat piece of mdf. I clamped some cauls across it to hold it down tight while the glue set. This worked for me, but for the most part I was pretty po'd considering what one has to pay for cabinet grade plywood and then having to repair quality problems with the stuff. Quite frankly I just don't know where one can go to find a high quality plywood these days. My piece was for a client and I was holding my breath that another place would not bubble after I had delivered the piece. So far so good. I have attached a pic of the linen press. Could you imagine having to remake this piece of furniture because the quality of the plywood sucked! I now have a vacuum press and from now on I think I'll just lay up my own veneer on a dependable substrate. It make take longer but how long would it have taken me to remake this piece of furniture? I'm just not willing to take the risk again. The door panels were made by laying up some mottle makore veneer on some baltic birch ply. No problems with those panels.

   Ron

   If you're too open minded your brains will fall out.

   
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   jayder | Mar 01, 2008 06:54pm | #5

   Very beautiful piece! I will try your procedure--wish me luck!

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   terrylee86 | Mar 01, 2008 11:28pm | #7

   I am not much of a mahogany guy, but that is a beautiful piece. Nice work, I think the quality of the work looks first rate. I hope you don't get anymore delaminations, that would be a shame for you. People have no idea how much work would be wasted.

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   Ronaway | Mar 02, 2008 01:23am | #9

   Thanks TerryLee86,I don't mean to hijack this thread but I'm not a mahogany person so much myself. This piece was for a client and actually was one of 6 pieces I made for their bedroom. There was a rolling pin bed, two 3 drawer beside chest and a 10 drawer dresser and matching framed mirror.RonIf you're too open minded your brains will fall out.

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   a_Furnitologist | Mar 01, 2008 02:10pm | #3

   Jayder.........interesting had this where rather than a bubble, top veneer was pealing off. What a mess!!! Like you noticed it late in the process.  Ended up using epoxy, lifted top layer up, got expoy under and clamped, then went after the top of the peal where I formed my own  bubble (at least I made that myself) and sliced, lifted, ejected using a small tip syringe from Jametown, and had tiny pieces of veneer spread the epoxy around in the bubble.  a Mess. Scraping after was scary in fear of going through. Has only happened once with all the Flat panel I've used.

   The poster above mentioned now laying his own panels. Not specific to this one incident, but I've been laying my own panels for a whole host of quality issues with flat panels.

    

    

    

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   jayder | Mar 01, 2008 06:57pm | #6

   Thank you for your response. I enjoyed your video and have bookemarked it for future reference. I will try the suggested repairs.

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   sapwood | Mar 02, 2008 01:16am | #8

   Using an insulin syringe, inject super-glue (ca adhesive) into the void. The needle will easily poke through leaving an invisable hole. Wrap wax paper over a smooth block and spray the paper with glue accelerator. Quickly press the veneer flat. The glue will set quickly. Some may squeeze out but will be so thin it will look like finish. You can rub this out.