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   ring | Oct 16, 2008 08:11am | #1

   Your idea of double-sided tape might work very well. I've done it by sandwiching the veneer between 2 pieces of MDF and bevel ripping on the tablesaw.

   David Ring

   http://www.touchwood.co.il/?id=1&lang=e

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   joinerswork | Oct 16, 2008 02:58pm | #2

   bmy,

   The end result will depend on not only getting the miters cut accurately, but also on the posts.  That is, are they uniformly thicknessed, and are their corners square?

   Even tho the veneer you are using is fairly thick, it might be worth considering just laminating two opposite faces, then overlapping the veneers on the other two.  If you can get by with heavily softening the corners, the glue lines won't be obvious.

   Ray

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   KeithNewton | Oct 17, 2008 01:36am | #3

   Have you tried to see what radius the 1/8 will bend to before it snaps?

   I think it your biggest problem may be having that thickness snap before it bend to a very short radius.

   Otherwise, it might make more sense to use a plane to do a really long bevel for the bottom edge, then just let the veneer overlap after it wraps around, then plane the overlap to match a fair curve.

   You probably will get better advice for what you are planning if you are more specific. Remember, that you are talking about a three dimension item, and what you have given everyone to contemplate helping you with doesn't have any of the main three, only the skin thickness of one.

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   Jamie_Buxton | Oct 18, 2008 02:08am | #4

   You might consider a different approach.  First laminate the four pieces of veneer to four boards made of some secondary wood.   Now you have boards which are substantial enough that you can bevel them without them flopping around on you.   Bevel the edges of the composite boards.  Glue them up into a post that happens to be hollow.  (Or.. many people like using a lock miter instead of a bevel for this.  It doesn't make the joint any stronger, but it does make the glue-up easier.)

   
   

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   Edited 10/17/2008 7:09 pm ET by Jamie_Buxton