tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695685403802703716.post6768669269364969042..comments2024-03-10T00:46:33.915-08:00Comments on WPatrickEdwards: How To Veneer a Column W. Patrick Edwardshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15001954861903457707noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695685403802703716.post-34625281745552540362014-08-08T15:02:08.451-07:002014-08-08T15:02:08.451-07:00The video was incredibly helpful. I've read yo...The video was incredibly helpful. I've read your articles on veneering columns but was still hesitant about tackling this. There are small things you did in the video that cleared up questions and concerns I had. I hope there are more videos to come!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12589690822815730578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695685403802703716.post-26052787324382958952014-08-08T07:02:08.629-07:002014-08-08T07:02:08.629-07:00Thanks Patrick, I enjoy writing the articles for F...Thanks Patrick, I enjoy writing the articles for FWW and have another one coming up soon. It's as close as I feel like getting to teaching. I can see how some of your info falls into the 'niche' market but some of the techniques, like column veneering, are perfect for a wide audience.<br /><br />It was interesting listening to your interview on the FWW podcast, a nice chance to learn more about you and the history of Old Brown Glue. Asa and I had a good chat about you at the Del Mar Fair and he was excited about interviewing you and learning more about your work.<br /><br />I think your Old Brown Glue has made hide glue much more appealing to contemporary furniture makers. I am surprised how many people I know use it for a variety of glue-ups. I'm also glad to see how much the market is growing and how many places are selling it. Soon you may only have time to make glue.Craig Thibodeaunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695685403802703716.post-88953377717749187652014-08-07T08:21:47.614-07:002014-08-07T08:21:47.614-07:00Thanks for the note of support, Craig. Obviously ...Thanks for the note of support, Craig. Obviously the point of this post is to encourage other contemporary furniture makers, like yourself, to include veneering, marquetry and veneered column elements in their designs. You have done an amazing job in your "young" career. I am always happy to see your articles, which is often.<br /><br />I just completed an article for the SAPFM Journal, which will be published later this year. It is titled "European Influences on American and Colonial Design." <br /><br />I am always ready to contribute to FW but I represent a "niche" market share, and they tell me that they can only publish my material every few years or so. <br /><br />Perhaps if readers of this blog were to ask FW???W. Patrick Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001954861903457707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695685403802703716.post-40484313662313638572014-08-07T08:16:17.262-07:002014-08-07T08:16:17.262-07:00Sounds like a good subject for next video :).
Mik...Sounds like a good subject for next video :).<br /><br />Mike<br />Mike Lingenfelterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477935048340882230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695685403802703716.post-17336638368183532602014-08-07T07:06:46.524-07:002014-08-07T07:06:46.524-07:00Patrick, I have used your technique from that FWW ...Patrick, I have used your technique from that FWW article (and your Old Brown Glue) twice to veneer columns and both times it worked great.<br /><br />I was using commercial veneer and it layed down flat enough to sand smooth without any issues. Thanks for the information. Any more article coming up for FWW in the future?Craig Thibodeaunoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695685403802703716.post-6961332766825509162014-08-06T09:33:29.345-07:002014-08-06T09:33:29.345-07:00I can give you two examples where I had to bend th...I can give you two examples where I had to bend thick material.<br /><br />First of all when I built one of my clocks, which was covered in marquetry using sawn veneers, I needed to apply marquetry to a large cove molding under the bonnet and a smaller cove molding at the base.<br /><br />I made the marquetry panels as usual, gluing them face down to a paper assembly board. Then, after mastic was dry, I remove them and trimmed the paper to the edges of the panels. I placed them face down on my bench and clamped two pieces of wood along either side (lengthwise). Then I used a sprayer to add a fine mist of water to the marquetry (glue side only). In a few minutes the wood swelled and the marquetry started to curve up in the middle. I then pushed the boards closer and clamped them, applying another mist of water.<br /><br />Using this slow and careful process I was able to achieve the concave bend I needed to fit the molding. When it was dry it stayed in that shape and I then glued it in place with hot glue and sand bags.<br /><br />The other example is more complex. I had the occasion to restore some period LXIV Boulle clocks many years ago. These clocks had marquetry wrapped columns and the surface was tortoise shell, pewter and brass, laid around a column which was about 4cm in diameter or less. By gluing the marquetry to a thin muslin, I was able to wrap the column for the repairs.<br /><br />I have a lot of respect for those guys who did it the first time in the 17th century.<br /><br />W. Patrick Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001954861903457707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695685403802703716.post-49390083971840176892014-08-06T08:57:27.728-07:002014-08-06T08:57:27.728-07:00Thanks Patrick. I've been working with the th...Thanks Patrick. I've been working with the thicker 1.5mm - 2mm veneers for some marquetry and didn't think they would bend that easily :).<br /><br />MikeMike Lingenfelterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477935048340882230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695685403802703716.post-4366153230574533252014-08-05T16:44:06.038-07:002014-08-05T16:44:06.038-07:00Since I understand most veneers available these da...Since I understand most veneers available these days are quite thin, usually 1/40th or less, I mentioned that I used "thicker" veneer.<br /><br />In fact, this rosewood was sliced to 1/28th inch some time ago, when this was the standard thickness.<br /><br />If I were to use the sawn 1.5mm veneers, I would need to soak them for some time in very hot water to be able to bend them, and I would use a thin muslin on the surface instead of paper, as this would allow more pressure to be applied without tearing the paper.<br /><br />For the Bonheur du Jour, I used also 1/28th veneers and the diameter of the small columns was less than 1 inch. Worked great.<br /><br />Thanks for asking.W. Patrick Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001954861903457707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4695685403802703716.post-79057360087355154912014-08-05T15:41:18.994-07:002014-08-05T15:41:18.994-07:00For this column you said you use some thick veneer...For this column you said you use some thick veneer. Was that 1.5mm - 2mm veneers you generally use? If you are doing a smaller column, like 1" you have talk about. Do you need to use a "thinner" veneer or can the thicker veneers be rolled around something that small?<br /><br />MikeMike Lingenfelterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10477935048340882230noreply@blogger.com