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   Jamie_Buxton | Aug 20, 2003 01:33am | #1

   I'd use 1/8" bending ply.   My local dealers carry it.  You can mail-order it from http://www.aitwood.com.  It should ship pretty easily; I get it home from my dealer by rolling it up into a tube that's about 12" in diameter by 48" long,  and throwing a rope around it.  (They make this ply with the face veneer going the long direction, or with the face going the short direction.   You buy whichever works best for your layout.)

   One trick... I find it is better to apply the show veneer to one of the laminates before I glue it on to the rest of the laminates.   I find it easier to scrape or sand the veneer tape off a flat surface than a curved surface.

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   youn188 | Aug 20, 2003 03:38am | #2

   Thanks for the help, I like that idea of veneering to one of the laminates while it is still flat.  My local supplier only stocks the 3/8" bending plywood but I'll check the link you supplied.  Should complete this sideboard in a few weeks and I'll post a picture in KNOTS- Ron

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   jackplane | Aug 20, 2003 06:37pm | #3

   3/8 ths bending ply will not spring back.We use it all the time, and it provides far less resistance than the other two options you mention.It's what I'd use.

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   tufenhundel | Aug 20, 2003 08:06pm | #4

   Ron,

   Ditto what Jamie said about applying the face veneer on a laminate first.  I'd further that by suggesting using a backer veneer to apply it to.  And cross laminate it, this prevents any imperfections in the bending ply to telegraph to the face veneer.

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   youn188 | Aug 21, 2003 01:57am | #5

   Thanks for your help, I was planning to use backing veneers for the crotch grain walnut veneer on the drawer and drawers.