>Hi List, > >Slight change of subject from Cranky Baldwin dealer. >I have a job coming up where I will be replacing burr walnut veneer on a >fallboard. I've veneered flat surfaces with no problem but was wondering >what method of clamping some of you might suggest along with your favorite >glues and methods. >Looking forward to any responses. > The June 2001 issue of Professional Refinishing Magazine has an excellent article on "The Basics of Vacuum-Press Veneering." He mentions that before vacuum press veneering became practical shops hammer veneered with hide glue or glued up with contact cement. Problem is it takes a lot of practice, especially if pieces are large. With contact cement you get an extremely flexible glue line that doesn't hold the veneer well along the long run and is vulnerable to heat and solvents.. I beam screw presses are also mentioned, but the cost of these new are high and rarely available. He goes on to show how vacuum press veneering solves those problems with an illustrated example of how he set up a large veneering project (about the size of the front part of a grand piano lid). Subscriptions to this magazine are free to qualified people, and piano techs would. We've picked up a lot of pointers in various issues www.prorefinishing.com main@prorefinishing.com 818-715-9776 Calif. voice 818-715-9059 fax -- Glenn Grafton Grafton Piano & Organ Co. 1081 County Line Rd. Souderton PA 18964 http://www.graftonpiano.com/ glenn@graftonpiano.com 800-272-5980 The box said "Requires Windows 95, or better." So I bought a Macintosh.
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