On Sep 22, 6:14 pm, "Toller" <[email protected]> wrote:
> "GarageWoodworks" <.@.> wrote in message
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> news:[email protected]...> What thickness do you 'typically' use when edge banding plywood (3/4")
> > with solid stock?
>
> Any thickness you want, depending on how you want it to look.
> A blanket chest I made a few years ago called for 3".
for 3/4" ply, I generally like to go either as thin as I can (make it
disappear) or else a little bit over 1". I think 1-1/4" or so looks
sharp as an edge for horizontal surfaces like tabletops and shelves.
On Sep 22, 4:20 pm, "GarageWoodworks" <.@.> wrote:
> What thickness do you 'typically' use when edge banding plywood (3/4")
Well, wood tape (veneer, actually) works well with either contact
cement
or with white glue (PVA). For white glue, paint the edge and veneer,
let dry,
then iron-on to make the attachment. I've heard of edge-banding with
a commercial product that has hotmelt glue already on the tape, but
haven't
tried that.
I'm also toying with cutting a V profile in the plywood, then glueing
a
triangle strip (45-45-90 degree triangle ripped from an edge of a
board).
It's comfortably wider than the plywood, easy to trim neatly with
router or
even hand-planes. Cutting the plywood and clamping the strip in place
are slightly challenging, though.
"GarageWoodworks" <.@.> wrote in message
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> with solid stock?
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To hide the grain, I go 1/4". That is thick enough to countersink the nail
and putty.
"GarageWoodworks" <.@.> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> What thickness do you 'typically' use when edge banding plywood (3/4")
> with solid stock?
>
Any thickness you want, depending on how you want it to look.
A blanket chest I made a few years ago called for 3".
"GarageWoodworks" <.@.> writes:
> What thickness do you 'typically' use when edge banding plywood
> (3/4") with solid stock?
The last time I did this, the exposed part of the banding was only
1/4" thick. However, the plywood had a 1/2" x 1/2" groove routed in
it, so the actual size of the banding was 3/4" x 3/4". Think of a big
tongue-and-groove - very strong and easy to apply (less clamping was
needed since the banding was less flexible).
If you can get stock a little thicker than the ply, and sand or scrape
it (or even trim router it) flush, you may end up with a better match.