Hello, I am new to veneering and for my current project I wanted to use some figured veneer on a cabinet door panel. The groundwork is 1/2″ baltic birch and I applied a balance veneer on the back. I used a resin glue in a manual press, the first panel came out fine but the second one I think I didn’t put enough glue on the balance veneer(poplar) so it delaminated on a section along the edge. I went to the glue company website and it recommended a polyurthane glue to fix any delaminations or bubbles. I then used gorillia glue and after pressing I have bleed through in some sections, is this going to show up during finishing and should I have done something different for the next time
Thanks Rudy
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I am about to start with the veneering too, so I will be watching this. My Sapelle just arrived yesterday. Did you get Darryl Kiel's DVD's? They are excellent and cover some of this.
Brad
No I haven't watched his video yet. I purchased a book on veneering but it didn't cover bleed through but I guess I should have expected it using a glue that expands as it cures, which makes me wonder why it was recommended as a repair method.
I use Titebonds Cold Press Glue and never had a problem.
http://www.superwoodworks.com
Rudy,
Can you post a picture? Specifically, what kind of glue did you use for the initial pressing? What is the face veneer?
I have no idea why they would recommend polyurethane glue to repair this problem. I wouldn't use poly glue for anything to do with veneer pressing.
More info please.
Rob
Rob,
I used a product called Pro-Glue which it indicates on the can that it is a dry resin I mixed it with water and the face veneer I used was curly gogo I dont know the scientific name or if what the online ebay store said is accurate, it has darker striped figure on a brown/red background.
The bleed through occurred with the Gorillia glue poly I used to repair several places that delaminated due to I am guessing not enough glue. I guess my main question is will the poly finish differently and if so how do I minimize the difference. I plan on using a tinted shellac sanded down followed by a wiping oil/varnish mix topcoated with more shellac.
I cant post a picture today but I will try tomorrow.
Thanks Rudy
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