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   KeithNewton | Jan 24, 2005 05:05am | #1

   I think your spelling may be a little off, but it is close or may be a variation. You can find it at http://www.certainlywood.com/ . Look at kewazinga, or waterfall bubinga.

   Can you use solid wood, and just round it over instead of veneering it? I am not sure you will get enough inches of Hg with the vacuum food processor. For each 2" of Hg, you will get 1 psi of pressure on the outside of the bag. You are going to need all you can get to get a wood as stiff a s bubinga to roll around that edge.

   If you go to http://www.woodweb.com and pull down to the veneer forum, there is a regular poster there who has a machine which modifies veneer to make it very flexible for this purpose.
   Good luck, I hope this helps. Keith

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   dave_e | Jan 24, 2005 08:56pm | #2

   You're right - my spelling was a bit off. I followed your links, and and emailed the company you mentioned... their Formwood product looks like it's exactly what I need. Thanks for your response.Regards
   Dave

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   Jamie_Buxton | Jan 24, 2005 09:30pm | #3

   I did some veneer repairs for a friend's Jaguar.   As best we could determine, his veneer was burled oak with a dark stain.   I was intially puzzled about how Jaguar got the sheet veneer to bend around the edges.   However, when I examined the originals closely, it turned out that they didn't.   Instead, the veneer only covered the front, and just barely started over the rounded edges.  Beyond there, the edges were the substrate with paint on them.   They carefully matched the paint color to the stain on the veneer.  Your eye sees the burl pattern on the front, and you just assume it continues over the edge, but it doesn't. 

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   Stuart | Jan 24, 2005 10:49pm | #4

   What year and model 7er do you have? I own a couple elderly BMWs myself (an '86 M535 euro spec car and an '88 325iX) so I know where you're coming from. Before you give up on finding a new part I have a couple good parts sources you should try.

   1. Brian Scroggins works in the parts department of BMW of Chattanooga in Tennessee, his email is [email protected].

   2. Steve Heygood is an independent BMW parts supplier in Georgia, his email is [email protected].

   Both guys drive vintage Bimmers themselves and are real supportive of the older BMW community. One or the other will probably be able to get you the best possible price you'll find anywhere (if your local dealer is like mine, they will be a LOT cheaper.) Tell them Stuart in Minnesota, from the http://www.mye28 board sent you.

   I'd also suggest stopping by our website at http://www.mye28.com. It's mainly for owners of '82-'88 5 series cars, but as you probably know the older 5 series and 7 series cars share a lot of parts under the skin. There are a lot of guys there who can help with repair/restoration/modification questions. Also, several of them own 7 series cars as well, including one or two really nice 745 turbo cars.

   
   

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   Edited 1/24/2005 3:07 pm ET by Stuart

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   dave_e | Jan 24, 2005 11:25pm | #5

   Thanks Stuart.

   I have an e32,  1988 735i, Delphin gray on black leather, 195000 kms, FSH. I'm the third owner.  I've been a 3-series owner since 1987, but this is my first 7-series.

   Regards

   Dave