My first big project; perhaps too ambitious, but I want to try it. I purchased plans for a Morris chair from FWW. The instructions tell me to use 1/8 inch veneer around a core for the front and back legs. That means a miter joint longways on each of the sides of the veneer? That’s how I picture it, but how do I cut a miter joint that will match all the way up and down a twenty some inch leg on 1/8 inch material? I believe I can cut the veneer; it may end up a little more than 1/8, I can make up for the width by changing the dimmension of the core. It will be as close to 1/8 as I can make it. I have a tablesaw, bandsaw, jointer and planer. Maybe it’s not as difficult as it sounds?
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Don't bother with the miter. After you have the veneer on, chamfer the long edge back so the chamfer ends at the glue line. No one will ever know.
Bob Lang
http://www.craftsmanplans.com
Its not that bad Mike. I'm assuming you are using Qtrsawn white oak?
If so, only need to veneer 2 side of each leg....since the other 2 should already have the ray pattern.
I cut the veneers on the TS, wasnt too much trouble...just has a zero clearance plate in there.
Once its glued up, no one will know!
btw...if your plan does not have this tip...this really helps keep the veneer from "wandering" during glue up.
On the faces you veneer, chuck a small brad nail in your drill, use it to drill a pilot hole near the top and bottom of each face. Clip more brads so that when you insert them with the point facing up thy are proud of the surface...but not too much that they will pierce thru the veneer.
The brad will bite into the veneer and hold it from slipping around while you are clamping up the glue up.
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