The Craft of Veneering

by Craig Thibodeau

Overview

Unlock the exquisite art of veneering with The Craft of Veneering, your essential guide to mastering a range of veneering techniques that can transform ordinary projects into extraordinary works of art.

Whether you're a novice woodworker or a seasoned pro, this comprehensive resource will equip you with the skills and knowledge needed to create stunning patterns and finishes that are impossible to achieve with solid wood.

The Craft of Veneering explains everything about using veneer—from its production and benefits to the techniques that will help you create impressive pieces. Lavishly illustrated and filled with practical tips, this book is your go-to resource for incorporating veneer into furniture construction and other woodworking projects.

Key Features:

• Step-by-Step Guidance: The book begins with simple panel projects made from a single piece of veneer and gradually introduces more complex techniques, including bookmatching, bent laminations, and veneering curved panels, edging, and crossbanding. Each step is carefully outlined with all the necessary information to successfully complete sample projects.
• Wide Range of Techniques: Explore a variety of veneering techniques, from basic to advanced, that allow you to produce beautiful patterns and finishes. This book is perfect for both novice and professional woodworkers.
• Essential Tools and Techniques: Learn about the essential tools required for working with veneer, including vacuum bagging, clamps, and cauls. Kicking off your veneering journey has never been easier.
• Artistic Techniques: Delve into the fascinating arts of marquetry and parquetry, expanding your woodworking repertoire with intricate designs that showcase your creativity.
• Visual Resources: An illustrated appendix features enlarged photos of 37 species of wood veneer, providing a visual guide to the rich variety available to woodworkers.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781631869006
Publisher:	Taunton Press, Incorporated
Publication date:	11/13/2018
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	8.40(w) x 10.70(h) x 0.70(d)

About the Author

Craig Thibodeau has been a professional furniture maker specializing in veneering and decorative inlay for the past 16 years and has won numerous awards for this furniture (his work can be seen at www.ctfinefurniture.com). His how-to articles have been published in Fine Woodworking, Popular Woodworking, Australian Wood Review, and Good Woodworking magazines and his work has been featured in a variety of publications over the years.

Table of Contents

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction to veneer and the tools needed to work with it
2. Basic veneer matches
3. Project 1: Creating a book-matched panel for a cabinet door
4. Project 2: Creating a four-way matched box top in burl in the vacuum bag
5. Project 3: A radial matched tabletop
6. Project 4: Something curved with veneer
7. Project 5: Time for decoration (parquetry and marquetry)
Appendix