Well, I am throwing in the towel. I have veneered for many years, but this birds eye maple has beat me... My latest enclosure is now officially juts a box to experiment on with birds eye maple. First I had ripples. never had it with bubinga or sapele. I figured out it was the moisture in the glue on the very dry winter time maple... Unfortunatly in trying to repair it, I burned through the back of the cabinet. So I grab my last piece and all the other pieces and treat them with veneer softener. a day later I am trying different things with test pieces and all looks good. no ripples, no cracking... hey must be good stuff...
well after reading everything I could find on the web, I go with what has worked and what sounds good. glue the mdf with 2 cotas and let it dry for 20. glue the back of the veneer and let it dry, spraying the front to keep it flat. Heat up my iron and the second I touched it to the veneer it turned into a soup bowl and cracked in 4 places... I give up. I am gonna use the rest of the box trying different hot iron methods on the birdseye and just try to learn...
Suggestions from anyone who has worked with birdseye are welcome...
well after reading everything I could find on the web, I go with what has worked and what sounds good. glue the mdf with 2 cotas and let it dry for 20. glue the back of the veneer and let it dry, spraying the front to keep it flat. Heat up my iron and the second I touched it to the veneer it turned into a soup bowl and cracked in 4 places... I give up. I am gonna use the rest of the box trying different hot iron methods on the birdseye and just try to learn...
Suggestions from anyone who has worked with birdseye are welcome...
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