How To Wood Veneer Corners

This is part of my daily grind.

How to wood veneer corners. Position the veneer on the plywood edge. Cut a piece of craft paper the same size as your veneer and place that on your board. Hold the file at a sharp angle to the plywood when filing.

Glue in a piece of solid wood same species as veneer. Now cut the paper perpendicular to the edge of the board and back to the point of curvature - at about 1 spacing. Make sure the hardwood corner is flush to both planes of the substrate.

But if I was wrapping pre existing boxes I would cut a notch in the corner of a piece of paper so that when you fold it over the cut meets perfectly at the ridge where the two round overs meet in the corner then use that piece of paper as a template to cut the veneer. Learned that from Lynn Sweet when I was studying at UK. Roll back the clock 100 years veneer was 18 or thick it could be mitered.

You dont want a sharp or ragged edge exposed which may snag and splinter the veneer. We use tape across the joint about every 16 inches and then a long piece down the full length. Clamp your straightedge to the bench at both ends and allow enough space for your router to start and exit the cut without bumping into the clamps.

Quite typing and go make some test corners. Lightliy sand the corner any gaps will be invisible. Use a household iron set on cotton without steam to activate the glue pressing the veneer firmly in place.

Apply slightly oversized strips of 18-in-thick MDF to opposite edges of the birch plywood using cork-covered cauls to spread the pressure evenly. Application of Wood Filler Apply a small amount of the DAP Plastic Wood to the damaged area with a putty knife or your finger. 4 Center the selected pattern section over the substrate panel and apply the contact cement following the manufacturers instructions to both the veneer and the substrate.