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Sawn Wood Veneer: Thin Leaves Ripped from a Hardwood Board
Veneer is a thin leaf of wood glued over a core; three or more crossed layers make plywood. Before slicing and peeling machines, veneer was sawn by hand, about 3 mm thick. Plane the board face, gauge a line, rip off one leaf, and repeat, keeping the leaves in the order they came off.
The picture: our diagram of the board, the gauged line and the stack of leaves.
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Instructions
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Plane the face
Plane the face
Clamp a dry hardwood board on edge and plane its face flat and smooth.
Materials for this step:
Hardwood Board1 pieceTools needed:
Bench Vise
Hand Plane
Straightedge2
2
Gauge the leaf
Gauge the leaf
Set the gauge to about 3 mm plus the saw kerf and scribe a line from the planed face along both edges and the end.
Tools needed:
Marking Gauge
Tape Measure3
3
Rip off the leaf
Rip off the leaf
Saw down the waste side of the line from both edges, keeping the cut square, until the leaf comes free.
Tools needed:
Rip SawBench Vise4
4
Repeat and stack
Repeat and stack
Plane the board face again and saw the next leaf. Number the leaves in order and keep them flat under boards and weights.
Tools needed:
Hand Plane
Flat Wooden Press Board (pair)
Pressing Weights5
5
Leaves from a board
Leaves from a board
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