WOODWORKING QUIZ for 14 Dec 04

[Ralph Jones]

Good Morning Friends,
A fellow wrote asking the following question;
I'm replacing damaged, peeling veneer on an antique daybed, and one area refuses to come off.

What's the best way to remove it?

Respectfully,

[Wood Borer]

Soak it in a solvent that dissolves the glue and does not damage the timber below.

Set your router using a larger straight bit at a fraction above zero and cut the offending veneer off.

[Sturdee]

If it is really an antique they would have used hide glue.

Thus removal is easy if heat and water is applied. This softens the glue and then the veneer can easily be removed with a scraper. The same method of using hide glue should be used to re veneer, otherwise the furniture looses its value.

If this doesn't work then it is not an antique or already butchered by some well meaning amateur.


Peter.

[bitingmidge]

I tried the solvent trick on one of my antiques and the chipboard under the veneer went all furry! :eek:

P

[RETIRED]

AHA!!! The old antique chipboard trick.

[ozwinner]

I tried the solvent trick on one of my antiques and the chipboard under the veneer went all furry! :eek:

P

You funny f................. well you know.

Al

[Ralph Jones]

Good Evening Friends,
The one with the correct answer was Sturdee/aka Peter.
another poster up here in the good old US of A said to use a good sharp chisel and gently work it under the veneer till it was loose. While another said to use a heat gun to melt the hide glue and soften it enough to remover the veneer.

I guess there are different strokes for different folks but, Peter's plan is the best method that I have found does the job.

Thank you all for your support.

Respectfully,