First Try at Veneer

[Steve Henry]

Finally took the plunge when Rockler blew out their 24 X 24 PSA veneers for $12.50. By the time I got there, the selection was down to White Birch or Red Oak. Red Oak was the choice. Application was very easy, trimming not so easy. As others have noted, edge seams can be difficult to keep the line from showing. It did not come out too bad, as I got better with each seam. The finish is one coat of Minwax Wood Conditioner and one coat of Minwax Driftwood stain, wiped off after 3 minutes. I have not decided on a semi-gloss/ satin top coat yet - we will be warm enough tomorrow to apply, so any suggestions would be appreciated.

[mgrabow]

Re: First Try at Veneer

Looks very flat... nice job. Odd...you said the application was easy but the trimming was not. usually it is the opposite...Laying it flat has always been the trick for me...

If you use raw veneer you wont get the line showing...

[Steve Henry]

Re: First Try at Veneer

Looks very flat... nice job. Odd...you said the application was easy but the trimming was not. usually it is the opposite...Laying it flat has always been the trick for me...

If you use raw veneer you wont get the line showing...

Thanks! For my first try, I just wanted to do something inexpensive, in case I crashed. I'll try something a little more challenging the next project.

[Steve Henry]

Re: First Try at Veneer

Finally finished. Used General Finished Arm-r-Seal as the finishing coat. Baffles are finished with Wolf's method of black chalkboard paint with Krylon Crystal Color Slate Black top coat.

[djg]

Re: First Try at Veneer

Nice job.

[MrkCrwly]

Re: First Try at Veneer

Very professional....

[gowa]

Re: First Try at Veneer

Real nice!

[czag]

Re: First Try at Veneer

Good job! They look quite nice.

Chris

[Steve Henry]

Re: First Try at Veneer

Thanks for the compliments. I think I'll try an MTM next, now that I got my feet wet with a mini-monitor.