Rich Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 I've got my eye on some very attractive figured wood veneer, about 1.5mm thick, with a view to using it as a facing wood on the front & back of a project bass. Obviously I'll need to thin the body down a wee bit before they go on. What's the best way to shave a bit off the front (& back) of a body? An electric plane? Or just a pile of glasspaper and a hell of a lot of elbow grease? Just to add a complication, the bass has a glued-in neck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WarPig Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 (edited) Doing it by hand will take forever and you might not end up with a very flat surface. Dont have any mates that are woodworkers? Sounds like alot of work. Any pics of the veneers? I was thinking about making a scratchplate out of one. Edited November 26, 2009 by WarPig Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 [url="http://shop.ebay.co.uk/davidb7306/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_from=&_ipg=&_trksid=p4340"]http://shop.ebay.co.uk/davidb7306/m.html?_...p;_trksid=p4340[/url] I've got my eye on the sawcut yew tree veneer. There are some other really nice pieces in his list though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Heeley Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 If I wanted to take 1.5mm off a body I'd use a router in key locations to rout out a few small holes to 1.3mm depth, then I'd attack the body with a rotary sander and some coarse paper to level the rest of the wood face till its flush with the routed holes. Then it would need a good levelling all over to take it down to 1.5mm total, before it would be ready to add on the veneer cap. Quite a lot of work for the long winter evenings but a nice project! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rich Posted November 26, 2009 Author Share Posted November 26, 2009 Bloody good idea! That's how it shall be done Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Heeley Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Make it so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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