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I have been part of this forum for a while, and have not used it as much as I should have. I now have to rely on some advice about this project. I have myself a dilemma. This is a project I started about a year ago and have worked on it off and on. One of those projects that becomes annoying to have in the shop. One that you can't wait to be done with. I am sure it will look great in the end. The design involves a checkerboard with inlayed cup holder for a cold beverage and an inlayed checker pieces holder for the chips. The pieces will be turned on the lathe which I haven't reached that part of the project yet. I know I went overboard on the design. I am doing this for a family friend as a favor. Here is the problem. I inlayed the checker pieces holder by first creating a mortise and gluing in blocks that I drilled out with forstner bit. I am looking to veneer the "holder" so i looks nice and not just a couple of blocks glued together. This is my first time veneering. I have been able to cut a thin enough piece that will mate with the recess. I soaked them in water so they would be pliable enough to bend in the "trench" How am I to glue them in? Titebond glue works off evaporation and if the wood is wet when glued, how will that work? Will it thin out the glue? Should I use epoxy? Any suggestions? Second, How will I keep the veneer pressed into the trench while the adhesive dries? Sorry for the long winded explanation. Any help would be most appreciated.
I have been part of this forum for a while, and have not used it as much as I should have. I now have to rely on some advice about this project. I have myself a dilemma. This is a project I started about a year ago and have worked on it off and on. One of those projects that becomes annoying to have in the shop. One that you can't wait to be done with. I am sure it will look great in the end. The design involves a checkerboard with inlayed cup holder for a cold beverage and an inlayed checker pieces holder for the chips. The pieces will be turned on the lathe which I haven't reached that part of the project yet. I know I went overboard on the design. I am doing this for a family friend as a favor. Here is the problem. I inlayed the checker pieces holder by first creating a mortise and gluing in blocks that I drilled out with forstner bit. I am looking to veneer the "holder" so i looks nice and not just a couple of blocks glued together. This is my first time veneering. I have been able to cut a thin enough piece that will mate with the recess. I soaked them in water so they would be pliable enough to bend in the "trench" How am I to glue them in? Titebond glue works off evaporation and if the wood is wet when glued, how will that work? Will it thin out the glue? Should I use epoxy? Any suggestions? Second, How will I keep the veneer pressed into the trench while the adhesive dries? Sorry for the long winded explanation. Any help would be most appreciated.
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