You can do a lot better than that!! 😉 Ref variable 11;I’d be worried that the separate veneer leaves would firstly stick together as the pump is switched on, then relax (as you switched the pump off...

We’re trying to design assembly techniques that emulate methods Gibson pioneered in the 40s, but without building a factory full of heavy engineering. Here’s the best tour video I’ve seen on the Memph...

@tv101 Using it or a router table your fingers are going to get reasonably close, you have to use a bit of common sense so if the wood catches your fingers don't get pulled into the cutter. But that ...

Mr @darrenking is still here occasionally ...

@robin I used Titebond for speed because we were only running tests, but I reckon the combination of Titebond AND spray AND thin (and a little warped) sacrificial veneers all contributed.

Conclusion? I can’t afford the time or the wood to do a full set of controlled experiments. There are too many variables: Mould depth The curve of the carve Thickness of veneers Number of layers Vari...

Nice mini router table. Not so sure that I like the proximity of fingers to cutter though 😲 😲

And so I returned with a new mould made with 6 layers of 2mm MDF rather than 5 layers of 3mm MDF - so approx 12mm deep rather than 15mm. We were running out of fancy veneer we could risk on tests. So...

It was. One of the few occasions one is happy to have lost something.

👍 I'd not noticed the tape.

@jamesbisset Hi James, Just wondering if it would be better not to tape the veneer to the mould and just allow it to slide into the hollow. 🤷🏻‍♂️ 🎸Ἳ...

Was the trial cap, or the veneers, moistened at all or perfectly dry? Just wondering whether a bit of moisture would make any difference?

Don't blame you @jamesbisset.

Both pressings were aborted. I now had two slightly bent veneers with cracks. To continue the testing, we took the two cracked veneers and put a leaf of cross-grain poplar in between. Then we glued th...

We tried another piece of joined veneer, this time using the back mould. It happened again. Attachment : IMG_8873.JPG On the plus side, look how closely the veneer has followed the mould. Even ...

Moulds made. Veneers book-matched and joined. it’s time to get sooking no blawing. But first, a test press.As I’ve only got enough veneer for the actual build, Mr Bailey volunteered a piece of book ma...

@tv101 I've got a bosch, some makita clone and a ferrex from aldi, the ferrex thing is a sweet tool. so smooth and fairly quiet. Bosch is great with the fence for doing the trussrod and for bigger job...

@nsj - I’ve got a couple of 1/4” and my big heavy Bosch Pro 1/2”. But as one of the 1/4”s is ~35 years old, it might be getting to retirement age! At full price, I’d not have bothered, but at half-p...

@tv101 That looks like a cracker of a tool, if I didn't have 3 already I'd consider it but I'm routered out my nut lol

For anyone wanting a(nother) router, Rutlands have, today-only, got a 1/4” router on a deal at half price - £49.99 My trusty old 1/4” router dates from B&Q in the 1980s, so I’ve just splashed out.