Anonymous asked:
I see you guys are using 0.6mm veneer, that is really expensive. Why not use something like 1.5mm pine veneer (that they use to make plywood) and then use that in your bending. I have tried it at home works a treat. Sure some of the tighter bends needs a little steaming but far cheaper than using A grade finishing veneer for the core.
It sure is!
The new Boneless stuff stuff that we’re making is 1mm core, as that was the thickest we could actually track down - but we did have to adjust some of the bends a little.
We tried doing it in 3mm (i think? maybe 5mm) bendyply, but it couldnt take the radii that we wanted, even with kerfing.
How did you steam them? We tried it (wet rag and ironing, as well as putting it above actual steam) but all we got was warped veneer - that we could never get unwarped again.
So if you have tips, we’d love to hear it.
