Guild - The Humidor Posts from the forum about the Humidor. http://www.woodtalkonline.com Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:42:53 +0000 120 Veneer Paper-backed or not paper-backed? http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/12405-veneer-paper-backed-or-not-paper-backed/ Okay I have never veneered anything in my life, truth be told I haven't really built anything either. So this question is coming from a complete noob. But I'm looking at some veneer and its paper-backed. I went over to veneersupplies.com and it appears they mostly have non paper-back. So does it matter? Thanks.

]]> Fri, 21 Feb 2014 15:42:53 +0000 http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/12405-veneer-paper-backed-or-not-paper-backed/ Hinges http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/13332-hinges/ I hope it's not too late to be threading on the humidor project but I'm wondering about the hinges.  I hate those quadrant ones.  I'm wondering about whether these would work a bit easier.

http://www.brusso.com/sr-680/

]]> Sat, 08 Feb 2014 14:29:39 +0000 http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/13332-hinges/ Spanish Cedar in Europe? http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/12703-spanish-cedar-in-europe/ Hello everyone, I'm new to woodworking and to this community. 

 

As an aspiring woodworker in Sweden I find it hard to find a good source for wood. It's even harder to find some of the more exotic species. Are any of you from Europe, or even Sweden perhaps, and know of a good place for buying Spanish Ceder for this project that also ships within Europe? I could order the wood from The US, but the shipping costs are killing me.

 

Thanks for your help and best regards!

]]> Sat, 14 Dec 2013 15:03:03 +0000 http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/12703-spanish-cedar-in-europe/ Veneer tearout issue http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/12734-veneer-tearout-issue/ Hey all,

 

my humidor build recently suffered an unfortuante set-back when I was cutting the groove in the box sides to put the accent wood in(the boarder along which we cut to make the top), where I suffered some pretty decent tearout in the vaneer when making this cut with the dado-stack, and I was wondering if anyone had any similar issues or advice for a second attempt.

 

For context, I was using a zero-clearance insert I'd previously made for the dado stack(which wasn't exactly 0-clearance for this cut because it had been used previously, but there was very little unsupported area around the blades), and masked off the line I was using with blue tape prior to the cut.  These are fairly fresh dado blades(I wasn't using any chippers, just the two outer blades since it's only 1/4"), but ended up with sections of the veneer up to 1/4" or so being torn out along the cut, essentially ruining the vaneer face(this is quilted sapelee, so any sort of patching is going to show up, as far as I can tell).

 

My best guess as to the cause is that my clamping jig wasn't applying pressure correctly during the vaneer process, and so there were some unsupported pockets, or the fact that I was using Tightbond II rather than a dedicated vaneering adhesive contributed.  My only thought about trying to improve my chances beyond this is to try and score the vaneer along the cutting edges prior to running it over the dados, but if anyone else has any theories/advice, please feel free to chime in.

]]> Tue, 10 Dec 2013 16:27:17 +0000 http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/12734-veneer-tearout-issue/ Free Spanish Cedar http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/12459-free-spanish-cedar/ Anyone in the long island area needing spanish cedar for this project drop me a line.  We have a bunch of cutoffs from a recent project that need a home or I have to build 20 humidors.  631.481.6749

]]> Sat, 07 Dec 2013 21:22:38 +0000 http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/12459-free-spanish-cedar/ Mdf veneer core rather than hardwood http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/12673-mdf-veneer-core-rather-than-hardwood/ I was thinking of making jewelry box rather than a humidor and I was thinking of using mdf rather than solid wood for the box sides and veneer in both the inside and outside. My question is what I would you guys do to cover up the exposed edge when I split the box open? I have thought I could make iron on veneer for the edge but that is going to chip easily. Would you just glue on a narrow piece of hardwood? Wed, 04 Dec 2013 04:26:33 +0000 http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/12673-mdf-veneer-core-rather-than-hardwood/ Food Saver as Veneer Press? http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/12557-food-saver-as-veneer-press/ My wife has one of the food saver vacuum sealers. Similar to this: http://www.amazon.com/FoodSaver-Vacuum-Sealer-SmartSeal-Technology/dp/B001E42R8O/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1385059665&sr=8-3&keywords=food+saver

 

We have a big roll of bag for making the bag as long as you want (total is 11" wide and 16 feet long). So I am thinking I could use this as a veneer press. Any thoughts?

 

This is my first guild build, and just got done watching the first real instructional video on this project. Thanks all!

]]> Sun, 01 Dec 2013 19:43:34 +0000 http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/12557-food-saver-as-veneer-press/ Spanish Cedar strong smelling http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/12380-spanish-cedar-strong-smelling/ I got my 4/4 spanish cedar this weekend, put it in the shop, the smell is overwhelming. Is there a way to make it "smell less" I think I will squeeze it between planks or wrap at this point. It smell really strong.

 

Suggestion?

]]> Tue, 26 Nov 2013 15:33:43 +0000 http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/12380-spanish-cedar-strong-smelling/ Cutting the box in half http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/12457-cutting-the-box-in-half/ It is my understanding that the box is supposed to get cut into the lid/bottom after being turned into a box.  This sounds like a great idea to ensure a nice tight seam, but it does immediately leave me wondering how Marc intends to do this.  My first guess is with a band saw, but I am curious and hopeful that there is a more ingenious solution as I don't have a bandsaw.  I know I'm skipping ahead a few weeks on the build, but I'm trying to plan how I'll do this.  Thanks.

]]> Thu, 21 Nov 2013 04:26:02 +0000 http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/12457-cutting-the-box-in-half/ <![CDATA[Veneer "Problem"]]> http://www.woodtalkonline.com/topic/12322-veneer-problem/ It is going to be impossible to pick a veneer!! Every time I find one I really like, there are half a dozen other sheets I like just as well. It's like a woodworking Sophie's choice. 

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