sscovill Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 I'm applying a veneer top to a guitar I'm making and wondered if there are any problems with the veneer chipping or cracking while routing the edges. Thanks for all the help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westhemann Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 not after it is glued on properly... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 Yes.^ It's ALL about proper gluing. If you missed -any- spots around the edges with your glue, you can count on those areas chipping off when you run the router around it, there's nothing holding them down anyway except the surrounding glue. If it's glued properly, you shouldn't have any problems with a good sharp router bit. Go back and take a -close- look at all your edges, make sure all looks OK. If not, apply a little more glue to any suspect areas. Did you water down the glue first? With aliphatic glue (yellow) you can water the glue down to a consistency of thick cream, which allows it to seep into the pores a bit better overall. I don't always do that, but sometimes do. Veneer trick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sscovill Posted September 14, 2004 Author Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 (edited) Excellent! Thanks for the fast replies. By the way...I'm using Titebond Supreme glue that I got from a Hardwood dealer. Supposedly it is better than the store bought Titebond because there aren't as many shelf-life prolonging additives in it. Edited September 14, 2004 by sscovill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted September 14, 2004 Report Share Posted September 14, 2004 You can't go wrong with Original Titebond, everyone uses it. That new stuff makes me cringe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 I used contact cement after getting some veneers damaged by regular wood glue ( same thing as Titebond) the moitsure in the glue made it wrinkle in some areas, in some others looked perfect but on others, forget it, i dunno if some of you could tell the cons of using contact cement... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drak Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 The only way I got over the wrinkles, humps, bumps, and other veneer weirdo things was to start using a HARD FLAT glue board, like 1/2" Maple board or something similar. Plywood won't work, Basswood won't work, Pine is doubtful. It has to be -hard-, like Maple, Bubinga, Myrtle, Walnut, Paduak, Wenge, Oak, Rosewood, ...-that- kind of wood. You glue veneer down and use a glue board like that with the proper clamps, ain't nuthin gonna happen but nice, perfect, pancake flat veneers. My experience. Contact cement seems like it would be -awfully- messy. Titebond + proper glue amount (very important w/ veneers) + hard glue board + wax paper = very nice veneer jobs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddiewarlock Posted September 15, 2004 Report Share Posted September 15, 2004 naw, not messy at all, and works really fast, I really liked the fact that you don't get any wrinkles and weird things, contact cement does not have water in its composition, i asked some carpenters and that's what they told me to use, but i dunno if there's anything wrong with it, so far so good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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