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   SgianDubh | Jan 07, 2003 12:41pm | #1

   Good choices are hide glue, PVA, and urea formaldehyde(sp?) types, plus one or two others. Contact cement, of which PSA is a type, is generally a poor choice being too soft, thick and liable to lifting in use.

   Water based dyes and stains are well suited to colouring almost any timber (or veneer) including maple. Slainte.

   Some stuff I've made.
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   JanuszB1 | Jan 07, 2003 07:46pm | #4

   Thank you Sgian. I started my woodworking hobby about a year ago so any input regarding working with veneers is mostly wellkome.

   I went through your gallery and frankly, Sgian, I am impressed. Your work looks just great. I am 69 now and it is a little bit too late for me to start learning all the secrets of woodworking profession but I'll do my best. Thanks again.

   Janusz   

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   JanuszB1 | Jan 07, 2003 08:00pm | #5

   Thank you guys. As I was telling Sgian I am new to woodworking and your suggestions are of a great help to me.

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   AlanTurner | Jan 07, 2003 09:04pm | #6

   Taking up a new and serious hobby at age 68 is indeed admirable.  Have fun learning.

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   JanuszB1 | Jan 07, 2003 10:47pm | #7

   Thank you s4s. I just love it.

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   Marcello | Jan 08, 2003 02:25am | #8

   Shatzo: Never too old to begin anything - it is just a mind set.  I think the most important thing to do is to keep being productive and to challenge yourself in any way.  Wood working is one of the most rewarding hobbies that can be shared with others and fulfills those requirements.  I hope to hear more from you in this forum.

   Marcello

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   JerseyJohn | Jan 07, 2003 04:19pm | #2

   The best adhesive would be Urea resin.  Why?  Reduced springback, the natural characteristics of Maple (tight grain and tension).  I do not recommend PSA. I have a nice adhesive seleection guide of my web site.

   http://veneersystems.com/supplies_02.html

   Any questions, drop me an email -

   [email protected]

   Regards,

   John Ersing

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   LeeGrinding1 | Jan 07, 2003 06:40pm | #3

   Hide glue tops my list. Any bleed through will not affect staining whereas PVA and most of the rest will.

   My list in decending order,

   1.) Hide glue, either hot or liquid, it depends on the need for open time. In a press I use liquid, for hammer veneering i use hot hide glue.

   2.) PVA (Yellow or white glue), because it's fast, I use a press and sometimes like the quick turn around time of PVA. The downside is that bleed through is a serious problem and creep can be a problem as well, PVA is not very good for bent laminations because of the creep.

   3.) Plastic Resin, it comes in a powder and is cheap and rigid.

   4.)Epoxy, great stuff if you don't get bleed through but it is pricey.

   ...

   7,468.) Contact cement, Wow, I'm surprised it made my list at all! Well, 7,469 is roofing tar.

   Lee

   Lee Grindinger

   Furniture Carver