HELP! wenge veener unhappy with lack of humidity
3 weeks ago or so i noticed that the the top of a console i made out of wenge veener had the beginning of a slit to it. The veener was not flat as it used to be. I didn’t think much of it and thought maybe that i hadn’t properly veenered the piece and i hadn’t noticed. Today I walked by the piece and the top is full of these slits. i knew right away something was wrong and it had to do with dryness. I looked at the humidifier knob on the wall and it was at 0!!! someone probably wanted to turn the volume off of the sound system and instead turned off the humdifier. I rectified the knob and put the humidifier at 40% and turn the fan on to rectify the situation.
Meanwhile, my question is: is there ANYTHING i can do to somewhat REVERSE this damage?
Thank you so much if anybody can help!!!
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I have a couple questions for you. What is the substrate the veneer is on? Are both sides of the substrate veneered? What type of glue did you use on the veneer?
If you used yellow glue, I have had success placing a lightly dampened rag over the area and heating it with a very hot iron. Heat for roughly 30 seconds and immediately try rolling the area flat with a J roller. This works best when the glue is fresh but it could still soften the glue enough to work. This technique has saved a project of mine that bubbled in the bag press. I will warn you that I do not know what the affect will be on your finish. My guess is you will need to refinish that area. Wenge is also an unpredictable species.
This is the only thing I can think out doing. I hope it helps.
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