Finally, a 3 day weekend, and one not totally occupied with other commitments...
Hoping there's a few iron on veterans out there. I know Jon was doing some long pressing with the M8ta's....
I got myself some nice African Mahogony veneer, and I'm planning on the iron on-yellow wood glue method. I'm also planning on using a long, single piece to wrap around the front and both sides of the Modula MT boxes. I have the front baffle sides rounded with a 3/4 roundover.
My concern, is how much shrinkage might I expect, with a long piece like that? I've read that pre ironing can handle some of it. Any suggestions on how to iron to minimize stress and cracking, or does it matter that much? The grain is going vertically, i.e. from the top to bottom of the box.
I have done this once before, and it worked well, but that was on a pair of tiny boxes that were barely 8"x9" on their widest side.
I'm kind of close with the half sheet I bought, so I dont have a lot to spare for test pieces...
Hoping there's a few iron on veterans out there. I know Jon was doing some long pressing with the M8ta's....
I got myself some nice African Mahogony veneer, and I'm planning on the iron on-yellow wood glue method. I'm also planning on using a long, single piece to wrap around the front and both sides of the Modula MT boxes. I have the front baffle sides rounded with a 3/4 roundover.
My concern, is how much shrinkage might I expect, with a long piece like that? I've read that pre ironing can handle some of it. Any suggestions on how to iron to minimize stress and cracking, or does it matter that much? The grain is going vertically, i.e. from the top to bottom of the box.
I have done this once before, and it worked well, but that was on a pair of tiny boxes that were barely 8"x9" on their widest side.
I'm kind of close with the half sheet I bought, so I dont have a lot to spare for test pieces...
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