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   bilyo | Apr 04, 2021 02:47pm | #1

   I don't understand your question. What do you mean by composite veneer substrate and which FWW article are you referring to?

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   mikaol | Apr 04, 2021 06:47pm | #2

   Is mdf the outside or will it be covered? And bilyo's questions.
   Mikaol

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   Mike_H3 | Apr 05, 2021 08:45am | #3

   From the web:
   1. Composite panels, like particleboard and MDF, are the preferred substrate for veneers due to their superior surface qualities of being flat, smooth, uniform, dense and free of knots and grain patterns ...

   2. Composite wood veneer is a kind of decorative hardwood veneers,which also known as reconstituted wood veneer,engineered wood veneer,man-made wood veneer,artificial wood veneer. It is made from natural fast-growing renewable wood species,like Poplar,Ayous and Basswood.

   You can buy it up here in Ontario, Canada at the big box stores:
   https://www.rona.ca/en/mdf-panel-natural-1-4-x-49-x-97-bm000596-49585310?catalogId=10051&langId=-1&storeId=10151. Although this looks like what we used to call 'hardboard' which is a HDF, I imagine it would work in that it won't contract or expand. If it's available here it must be available in the USA!

   There's also this FWW article: https://www.finewoodworking.com/1984/06/01/veneering

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   bilyo | Apr 05, 2021 09:39am | #4

   It would help us give you and answer if you could explain in more detail what your project is and how you want it to look. A picture or sketch would help greatly.

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   suburbanguy | Apr 05, 2021 04:11pm | #5

   I was surprised when I saw Tom McLaughlin use MDF for a lovely veneered table. ..Vacuum bagged it and everything. Personally, I would have used a good Baltic Birch or similar plywood. Looking at the furniture that is often abused and for sale in antique shops and flea markets, does anyone really believe that an MDF veneered piece is going to be around in 100 years?
   Is plywood absolutely flat, like MDF. Maybe not, but it's a far sight better than the substrates of the past.
   Remember to veneer both sides and you're good to go.