Profiled Inlays

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Profiled Inlays

Rutager West December 2012 #201, Edges, inlays, Techniques, Veneer

Decorative banding within moulding adds a distinctive detail. For my very first veneer project, I decided to make a curved-top jewelry box. I knew I would need to use solid wood on the edges to protect the fragile veneer …
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Traditional Hide Glue Veneering

Mario Rodriguez Hide Glue, June 2007 #162, Techniques, Veneer

Learn traditional methods with a veneer hammer and hot hide glue. Veneering has been practiced for thousands of years. It’s a way to take some of the world’s most spectacular but unstable woods, cut them to paper-thinness and glue …
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No-Fuss Flush Trimming

American Woodworker Editors AW134, Edges, Router, Techniques, Tricks of the Trade, Vacuum, Veneer, Workshop Tips

My flush-trimming setup allows trimming veneer and solid wood edging up to 7/8-in. thick. It consists of a router with a 1/2-in. straight bit, a table and a perpendicular fence. A 1″-thick spacer separates the fence and table. The router …
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