07-03-2011, 07:28 PM
Hi,
Thank you for the compliment David; it was a pleasure to show you the set; I hope my current cabinet turns out as well then I'll be happy but it is hard going at the moment.
Good luck if you decide to try to re-veneer your Ultra FM 950 Jamie; I note you say the cabinet is bent plywood; if this will be your first attempt at veneering you will be in for both fun and grief in equal amounts. For a complete novice veneering is a nightmare as I quickly found out when I first tried it. I found that by merely adding the hot hide glue had the veneer jumping from the bench and walking out of the workshop in disgust with my lack of knowledge on the subject. I'll never ever forget the fight I had in my first veneering job; I eventually succeeded and made a very good job of it but it frazzled my patience and nerves and this was veneering a straight panel with Walnut.
I certainly don't wish to put you or anyone else off from attempting to veneer Jamie but with a few tips and information you will be saved the nightmare I had to endure.
I'll add a thread covering veneering basics shortly; veneering a curved section has to be tried if you like pain; I've just completed veneering an Ekco T311 cabinet and the top panel front on this is curved but I can now pass on how I did it quite easily in the end.
I've had a quick look at a poor picture of an Ultra FM 950 and can't make out which way the veneer grain runs; front to back or side to side? If it's front to back it will be easier but I'll explain more fully later.
Kind regards, Col.
Thank you for the compliment David; it was a pleasure to show you the set; I hope my current cabinet turns out as well then I'll be happy but it is hard going at the moment.
Good luck if you decide to try to re-veneer your Ultra FM 950 Jamie; I note you say the cabinet is bent plywood; if this will be your first attempt at veneering you will be in for both fun and grief in equal amounts. For a complete novice veneering is a nightmare as I quickly found out when I first tried it. I found that by merely adding the hot hide glue had the veneer jumping from the bench and walking out of the workshop in disgust with my lack of knowledge on the subject. I'll never ever forget the fight I had in my first veneering job; I eventually succeeded and made a very good job of it but it frazzled my patience and nerves and this was veneering a straight panel with Walnut.
I certainly don't wish to put you or anyone else off from attempting to veneer Jamie but with a few tips and information you will be saved the nightmare I had to endure.
I'll add a thread covering veneering basics shortly; veneering a curved section has to be tried if you like pain; I've just completed veneering an Ekco T311 cabinet and the top panel front on this is curved but I can now pass on how I did it quite easily in the end.
I've had a quick look at a poor picture of an Ultra FM 950 and can't make out which way the veneer grain runs; front to back or side to side? If it's front to back it will be easier but I'll explain more fully later.
Kind regards, Col.
