Vinyl siding - now you tell me lol!
I got hung up with family obligations last week so didn't have a chance to finish. Last night I pre-cut most of the veneer and experimented with the PVA/iron method and the results were nothing less than fantastic.
Before I pre-cut the the last two pieces of veneer for the tops of the cabs I wanted some opinions...
I've noticed most cabinet tops with the grain running left to right and some with the grain running front to back.
Because of the size of my cabs, and the way that I cut the veneer, I won't be able to get the veneer grain on the sides to match up with the top. So does it really matter which way I run the grain for the tops? I know what standard practice is, but curious if running the grain from front to back would look like a mistake when all said and done? I like the appearance of both, but leaning toward front to back.
Opinions?
I got hung up with family obligations last week so didn't have a chance to finish. Last night I pre-cut most of the veneer and experimented with the PVA/iron method and the results were nothing less than fantastic.
Before I pre-cut the the last two pieces of veneer for the tops of the cabs I wanted some opinions...
I've noticed most cabinet tops with the grain running left to right and some with the grain running front to back.
Because of the size of my cabs, and the way that I cut the veneer, I won't be able to get the veneer grain on the sides to match up with the top. So does it really matter which way I run the grain for the tops? I know what standard practice is, but curious if running the grain from front to back would look like a mistake when all said and done? I like the appearance of both, but leaning toward front to back.
Opinions?
Good news Frank,
Standard practice would be to run the grain side to side... but that is all about taste...
Thinking about it... if there is a "rule", it would be that the grain runs parallel to the longest dimension of a given panel. But who made that rule?
Be sure to take some of your waste and practice more... get your chops down and hit the big boys in one stroke.
When you think you are done... run a small piece of very light sandpaper over the whole surface... and LISTEN. Any place where the veneer is unbonded will make more noise... hissing of sorts. Also, tapping is a good way of finding weird things.
Also, PVA is better of course, but still keep your first few coats of finish somewhat light and allow plently of drying time before any real "wet" coats.
🙂
Standard practice would be to run the grain side to side... but that is all about taste...
Thinking about it... if there is a "rule", it would be that the grain runs parallel to the longest dimension of a given panel. But who made that rule?
Be sure to take some of your waste and practice more... get your chops down and hit the big boys in one stroke.
When you think you are done... run a small piece of very light sandpaper over the whole surface... and LISTEN. Any place where the veneer is unbonded will make more noise... hissing of sorts. Also, tapping is a good way of finding weird things.
Also, PVA is better of course, but still keep your first few coats of finish somewhat light and allow plently of drying time before any real "wet" coats.
🙂
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