Veneering Techniques.

[camallison]

Nice draw unit Colin 2, very professional and a pleasing non-boxy design made just by shaping the legs.

Colin1 (Retired) would hide glue still be good for large area veneering? Would you be able to heat enough and get it on there in time?

Maybe PVA would be a better bet?

What are the IKEA doors made of Colin1? My guess is chipboard covered with melamine. So I reckon you would have to remove that and then veneer both sides.

Have you considered graining them? My artistic wife did that for two kitchen doors . She bought a kit and it worked very well. The doors, like yours were dark and so they were given a much lighter paint coat before the grain finish. Thats some years ago and they have lasted well with just a little shine added to the almost matt finish in areas where the hands go.

Gary

Thank you Gary. Let me tell you the secret on the legs on the table/drawers. I didn't have any stock big enough in the square to make those legs. So, I cunningly made them in an "L" section - easier to cut the taper too. The "open" part of the "L" was infilled with pieces behind where you see it as a leg. Higher up, it is just part of the framing. Judicious use of the planer/thicknesser and careful (ie, millimeter) sizing meant that to the untrained eye they are solid. Once the Danish oil, filler and sanding work had been done, the join is almost impossible to see. I took the attached photo ( a little blurred I know) of the back of one of the legs when on the ground, before putting the infill on.

Every piece has a secret that the craftsman won't tell you about!

Colin