Veneering: A Foundation Course [ILLUSTRATED] (Paperback)

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Requiring no investment of expensive machinery, veneering offers woodworkers tremendous opportunities for creativity. In this fully illustrated guide, you can use woods that may be rare, expensive, or structurally weak in their solid form. Learn the terminology of veneering, and then find out what materials, tools, and equipment you need to get started. Use cross-banding, book-matching and quartering, inlaying, parquetry and oyster work, and marquetry to stunning effect. Finishing and polishing will ensure the lasting beauty of your veneers, and a chapter on restoration and working with sawn veneers will enable you to repair damaged pieces. Like having a master craftsman at your disposal, this unique course will help you take your woodworking skills to new heights. The author lives in Ogden, UT. 160 pages, 8 1/2 x 10.

Product Details

• Paperback: 191 pages
• Publisher: Sterling; illustrated edition edition (June 30, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0806928557
• ISBN-13: 978-0806928555
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,128,234 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The complex made understandable, August 13, 2000

By	Dan Plunkett (Port Orchard, WA USA) - See all my reviews

What an informative, well-presented, clearly explained, must-have book! The practical details and concise, complete explanations take the mystery out of veneering. The five projects Mr. Burton walks the reader through answer questions I didn't realize I'd have until in the middle of a project.

I thoroughly enjoyed his practical wit, the use of many low-tech (low-cost, too) techniques, and the in-depth way the pictures supplemented the text.

I'll buy any woodworking book this man writes. He knows what he's talking about!

20 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Decent Info, But there is better out there, February 17, 2007

By	Robert Amadon (Edgerton, Wi) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Veneering: A Foundation Course: Revised Edition (Paperback)

The author of this book surely has a lot of experience with veneering, but in my opinion there are better ways to do things than some of the ways he suggests. For instance he uses regular wood glue (PVA) to apply veneer by letting it dry and then using an iron to reactivate the glue. I would never trust this to hold over the long run and PVA glue is not the best kind of glue to use with veneer anyway. It is to thin and it doesn't dry to a hard glue line so it will allow the veneer to creep with seasonal changes in humidity. He also never mentions using a vacuum press. While a press might not be for beginners, it is the easiest, best way to veneer a flat or curved panel.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Veneering - A Foundation Course, July 7, 2000

By	Evelyn Dart (Riverside, CA United States) - See all my reviews

I Have read a lot of how to books, but this book takes things to the next level, clearly defined and understandable text. Recommended for anyone wanting to know all there is to know about the subject.