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   Rich14 | Feb 03, 2005 10:07pm | #1

   Silver,

   MDF would be a much better choice than particle board.

   How thick is the walnut veneer?

   Rich

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   silver77 | Feb 04, 2005 01:18am | #2

   Hello Rich 14

   modern veneer I think is 1/64"

   this 50 year old walnut burl veneer is 1/32+

   We already made the board room table and now we are building a buffet centre and multi media centre to match.

   The board room table is the walnut burl veneer with solid oak edge...and the idea is to have the doors on the centres match the table...

   I'm confirming an order right now and will add mdf. Why is it better??

   cheers,

   hiho silver

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   Rich14 | Feb 04, 2005 01:36am | #3

   Silver,

   I would never use particle board for furniture. MDF is much more uniform and dense (and probably stable). The glues are higher quality and the surface is perfectly flat, smooth and uniform. You could glue 1/64 veneer directly to it without problems of its surface texture telegraphing through.

   There is, of course, furniture-grade MDF and lower quality MDF. Ya gets what cha pay for.

   Particle board is junk (C'mon Rich. Don't hold back. How do you really feel about it?)

   Rich

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   silver77 | Feb 06, 2005 08:08pm | #5

   Rich 14

   That was what I was thinking about mdf...however,a fellow woodie told me that his research indicated that over the long term, particle board would stay straighter...I  think particle board is still the substrate of choice for plastic laminate.

   anywho, that's for setting me straight!

   I also have a buffet table top 24" wide x 112" long -walnut veneer with an oak edge...

   unsupported on the front edge for 65"...a double layer of 3/4" mdf with staggered joints and the oak edge will keep this straight ?

   thanks!

   silver  

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   Rich14 | Feb 06, 2005 08:16pm | #6

   Silver,That's a lot of unsupported span. What are the actual dimensions of the front oak strip?Two thicknesses of MDF will be stiff, but unsupported over time they may sag a little. A torsion box construction could help.Rich

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   silver77 | Feb 10, 2005 09:04pm | #8

   Rich14

   The oak strip is 1-3/4 x 1-3/4 w/ a round over

   The conference table is torsion box construction but I was trying for easier on the buffet table

   that is wall mounted on the back side.

   Thanks,

   silver

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   WillGeorge | Feb 11, 2005 08:13pm | #10

   particle board   Ohhhhhhhhh geeeeeeeeeee

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   DougF | Feb 04, 2005 05:39pm | #4

   You could also consider 1/4 baltic birch as the substrate.  It will take the glue better, it is lighter and causes less dust when cut. 

   Doug

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   BigDave1 | Feb 06, 2005 10:00pm | #7

   Silver

   I have been looking for cutters for a project that I am on and saw "Shaker" rail and stile router bits that may be adjustable at eagle-america.com  Their PN  185-0500.

   Good luck

   Dave 

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   silver77 | Feb 10, 2005 09:06pm | #9

   Thanks BigDave1

   Freud  also has a tongue and groove cutter that they call a shaker door set in their catalog that one of my students found for his project. I'm checking them both out.

   cheers,

   silver