Rochester Woodworkers Society


After it is heat bonded, the piece is allowed to cool/cure before the edges are trimmed	Jeff shows an example of a radially assembled pattern	There are templates available to aid with the cutting of pieces	Jeff usually cuts veneer with a single edge razor blade

Jeff quickly cuts half of the pieces needed for an 8 piece radial pattern	Assembling the half, he illustrates the reason to be slightly over 180 degrees rather than under	With a straight edge, he can make it a perfect 180 allowing for both halves to mate	Being slightly under causes a gap and is extremely difficult to deal with well

This half would be replicated and then the two halves assembled	Jeff demonstrates how a folding mirror can be used to visualize the finished pattern using one piece	In the discussion on vacuum bagging, Jim shows examples of trim molding that has been veneered	Nearing the end of the day, Jeff unclamps his manual press to show his demo piece

The top and the caul removed show the finished piece with veneer on both sides	The veneer is bonded well and the overhang can be trimmed off	Jeff continues on with tricks to handling non-flat projects	The day's instruction was intersparsed with video tape sessions on special topics

The end of the workshop brought the question and answer session	Jeff and Jim both fielded questions and invited visitors while we cleaned up the area	Jim and Jeff had a lot of packing to do themselves	Another great RWS workshop with special thanks to Jim Carroll, Jeff Petko, and Certainly Wood
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Photos by Kurt Hertzog

Introduction to Veneering Workshop

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