re: Small box for veneering practice

Thanks, folks.

One of the big challenges is that burl veneer is often wrinkled and needs to be softened with veneer softener. As this point, it’s pretty wet, and glue won’t stick especially well to it. And then given the dry air here, it dries unevenly, and will curl as it dries if you let it. So I’m working on figuring out ways to deal with that.

Also, as pointed out, cutting it to the exact right size ahead of time is important. And that needs to happen with the veneer dry, rather than wet and bigger than it will be when it dries.

I’ve been pondering setting up a press to try some relief printing at some point, and I think I may end up using the same press for veneer, trying to press it flat, then let it dry in the press so it stays flat so I can cut it to size accurately.

We’ll see. This winter is hopefully time for more practice so I can tackle the real deal in the spring.