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   notDusty | Mar 20, 2004 04:56pm | #1

                      Hi Mike ,

         You might try asking a hardwood supplier for what is called thick skinned veneer.I have used it several times and it is maybe twice as thick as normal, so let's see that would make it about 128th of an inch , right .

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   eddiefromAustralia | Mar 21, 2004 11:47am | #2

   Mike,

   I use two sources here - I can get custom cut and laid veneered MDF board at about the same price as a stock item, but the veneer is very thin on the custom board (Two big suppliers here in Aussie, Gunns and Brims).

   You could specify the boards unsanded - saves them sanding the veneer back first and gets it to you a tad thicker (in places, I've sent boards back as the plant had sanded a light coloured veneer to a thickness where the glue was starting to colour the surface blue/green as the veneer got semi-translucent.

   One source of veneered board is definitely thicker than the other veneer supplier.

   I'd go straight to the horse's mouth and speak to a couple of your large veneer houses - their technical support personnel.

   The board manufacturers work with the cards that are dealt to them - find out from the veneer manufacturer that supplies your supplier:

   What is/are their stock thickness(es), and;
   What recommendations do they have to solve your problems, and;
   Which board manufacturers do they supply that use the thickness of veneer you want.

   I assume that cherry is a standard veneer board, similar to our beech or hoop pine.

   As you said, if you're looking to lay your own veneers (and if this is cost-effective for you) you'd be speaking to them anyway.

   Just my two cents on a possible way around the problem

   eddie

   
   

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   Edited 3/21/2004 4:48 am ET by eddie (aust)

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   forestgirl | Mar 21, 2004 07:31pm | #3

   Whereabouts do you live, Mike?  No info in your profile.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)
   Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   JMF688 | Mar 24, 2004 02:14am | #6

   I live in the Akron/Cleveland area of Ohio.

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   forestgirl | Mar 24, 2004 02:17am | #7

   Hmmmmm, too far away for me to be of any help.  Sorry!forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-)Another proud member of the  "I Rocked With ToolDoc Club" .... :>) 

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   CRAIGCONEY_M | Mar 22, 2004 09:15pm | #4

   Mike,

   I had the same problem here, and ended up changing suppliers.  They are bringing in a thicker faced veneered panel and I am paying less.

   You could also check to see if there is a panel shop that can lay up material for you.  This way you could spec the thickness of the veneer & the core.  It costs more, but hey, quality is what counts.

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   JsHerbel | Mar 23, 2004 12:38am | #5

   You might take a look at lumbercore ply. It usually has a significantly thicker veneer, in my area at least. The cores at my supplier are made of some kind of foreign hardwood and I really like it.

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   silver77 | Mar 28, 2004 08:05pm | #8

   Hello,

   On the same note, I'm looking for a Canadian source for 3 walnut veneer tabletops

   6' wide by 8 'long.

    Any help would be most appreciated.

   cheers,

   silver