OPR & "Flee" applied to veneer job

nuhobby · Post by **nuhobby** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 9:24 am

Hello,

This job is TBD for final destination. I didn't know if my amateur techniques in mind would work, but indeed they worked out pretty well.

To take some frustration out of a veneer glue-up, I just glued the four walnut quarters in a rough orientation, not minding their gaps (up to 1/4") and non-parallelism. (This is all atop a piece of salvage plywood at least 50 years old.)

Then I used the OPR with a 1/4" straight bit to "scribe" straight shallow channels from each board-edge toward the middle. I was a bit hasty and the lines aren't all perfectly centered, but mainly I was relieved to see how perfectly clean these channels came out. Then I was able to glue in pieces of store-bought 1/4" marquetry strips -- tightly.

After this I ran the board over my (home-made) Sand-Flee gadget several times, and shot it with shellac spray to check out the approximate final appearance. Now I'm taking a break to figure out which of my wish-list jobs this board will be used in.

Happy woodworking!

Gene Howe · Post by **Gene Howe** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 10:13 am

Now, that's pretty neat.

JPG · Post by **JPG** » Fri Apr 10, 2009 11:21 am

nuhobby wrote:Hello,

This job is TBD for final destination. I didn't know if my amateur techniques in mind would work, but indeed they worked out pretty well.

To take some frustration out of a veneer glue-up, I just glued the four walnut quarters in a rough orientation, not minding their gaps (up to 1/4") and non-parallelism. (This is all atop a piece of salvage plywood at least 50 years old.)

Then I used the OPR with a 1/4" straight bit to "scribe" straight shallow channels from each board-edge toward the middle. I was a bit hasty and the lines aren't all perfectly centered, but mainly I was relieved to see how perfectly clean these channels came out. Then I was able to glue in pieces of store-bought 1/4" marquetry strips -- tightly.

After this I ran the board over my (home-made) Sand-Flee gadget several times, and shot it with shellac spray to check out the approximate final appearance. Now I'm taking a break to figure out which of my wish-list jobs this board will be used in.

Happy woodworking!

NICE!!!!!!

a1gutterman · Post by **a1gutterman** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:42 am

That is a good looking panel, Chris! Looks like a table top or cabinet door to me.

charlese · Post by **charlese** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 2:28 am

Hi Chris! That turned out to be a super looking matched panel! Very nice work!:D

Good use of the OPR. I just learned something. Thanks! This may be the push I needed to get me into veneer work.

mickyd · Post by **mickyd** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 8:27 am

nuhobby wrote:Hello,

Then I used the OPR with a.........

What's an OPR and flee?

dusty · Post by **dusty** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 9:11 am

mickyd wrote:What's an OPR and flee?

A Sand Flee

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... d-flee.htm

An Overarm Pin Router

http://www.shopsmith.com/ownersite/cata ... router.htm

Two nice additions to any shop.

nuhobby · Post by **nuhobby** » Sat Apr 11, 2009 12:36 pm

mickyd wrote:What's an OPR and flee?

Another accurate answer is that they are signs of Shopsmith addiction...

Thanks for your kind words, gents. Looking forward to picking up this project again soon.

nuhobby · Post by **nuhobby** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 5:01 am

Well, this continued with some "design on the fly" to become a Tea Serving Tray (attached). There's a few things I'd do better if I knew what I was aiming toward from the beginning, but aren't they all (projects) like that....
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Happy Woodworking,

Gene Howe · Post by **Gene Howe** » Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:12 am

Quite nice. Really like the DTs.

Edited: DTs = dovetails NOT delirium tremors

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OPR & "Flee" applied to veneer job

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