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Veneers open up a world of exotic and highly figured woods that you can affordably incorporate into your woodworking projects.
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August 31, 2008
7:00 AM Eastern |
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In this non-project show, host David Marks presents valuable tips and tricks that he's learned and employed with veneers as a master craftsman. Veneering goes back to the time of the ancient Egyptians and was traditionally a craft only employed by royalty. It was highly regarded as an art form. The industrial revolution made veneering more mainstream and common, but today it is a viable technique for the advanced woodworker -- thanks in part to advances in adhesives and the vacuum press. Using commercial veneers, it's now possible to use exotic, rare woods in projects that were, in the past, unavailable or too expensive. David reveals techniques on making veneers more flexible, durable, and repairing cracks and flaws. David also shares tips on how to cut and edge-glue veneers and the various methods of joining veneers to a substrate.
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