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"mttt"

25/02/2006 1:37 PM

do I flatten/uncurl PSA veneer first?

I'm a veneer newbie and picked up a small (1x8') roll of 10mil paperpacked
PSA white oak veneer. I wanted to try it out before I placed a larger order.
It came rolled up, in a tight curl.

I've searched the web and can't really find any advice on flattening PSA
veneer.
Could someone help and lend some advice please?

Should I use a softening agent like glycerin and water before unrolling and
sticking it to a substrate?
Or will this destroy the paperbacking?

Do I just simply roll it out and the paper will prevent/limit cracking?

Thank you!


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"dadiOH"

in reply to "mttt" on 25/02/2006 1:37 PM

25/02/2006 1:47 PM

mttt wrote:
> I'm a veneer newbie and picked up a small (1x8') roll of 10mil
> paperpacked PSA white oak veneer. I wanted to try it out before I
> placed a larger order. It came rolled up, in a tight curl.
>
> I've searched the web and can't really find any advice on flattening
> PSA veneer.
> Could someone help and lend some advice please?
>
> Should I use a softening agent like glycerin and water before
> unrolling and sticking it to a substrate?

No
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> Or will this destroy the paperbacking?

Doubt it but there is no need. Your veneer piece is not all warpy, just
set in a curl from being rolled up.
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> Do I just simply roll it out and the paper will prevent/limit
> cracking?

That's what I always did (been decades though)...roll out and weight
down. Maybe lightly reverse roll it. Shouldn't even need spritzing.



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"Leon"

in reply to "mttt" on 25/02/2006 1:37 PM

25/02/2006 2:44 PM


"mttt" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I'm a veneer newbie and picked up a small (1x8') roll of 10mil paperpacked
> PSA white oak veneer. I wanted to try it out before I placed a larger
> order. It came rolled up, in a tight curl.
>
> I've searched the web and can't really find any advice on flattening PSA
> veneer.
> Could someone help and lend some advice please?
>
> Should I use a softening agent like glycerin and water before unrolling
> and sticking it to a substrate?
> Or will this destroy the paperbacking?
>
> Do I just simply roll it out and the paper will prevent/limit cracking?
>
> Thank you!

Follow this link and scroll to the bottom of the page. At the bottom of the
page is a box filled with links with answers to all kinds of veneer
questions.
http://www.joewoodworker.com/catalog/




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