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Originally Posted by leadlike
what caused it to crack?
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I used the "apply a thin layer glue, let it dry and iron it on method" it cracked because I was unwilling to cut past the iffy part right on the edge of the incredibly cheap veneer I bought off ebay. I knew it was iffy but in the process of gluing it down and curing it split apart. I thought I could fill it with lacquer but lacquer is about as filling as rice cakes. Also at the time I thought the project would turn out like crap so I wasn't going overboard to make it perfect. When I got some lacquer on it and started to see the improvement I changed my tune but it was too late to change/fix the veneer.
I got four 8" by 10" sheets of burl veneer for $12 so it was only natural that it wouldn't be the highest quality. I don't know if you can see it but the 45 degree angle corner joints also had a photo finish decal and I replaced those as well. Since they were only a half inch wide it presented extra problems.
07-28-2010, 06:27 PM
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