<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1276" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 2/2/2004 7:19:39 PM Pacific Standard Time, tune4@ear= thlink.net writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT lang=0 face=Arial size=2 PTSIZE="10" FAMILY="SANS= SERIF"><SPAN class=788021103-03022004>Just curious: how do you plan to "gl= ue" the veneer to the core?  Do you have a press rigged up, use co= ntact cement, use a hot glue method, or use hot hide glue?</SPAN></FONT></BL= OCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV>I am getting to this now.  I have two choices, my first would be a= vacuum press, but I will need a larger bag than I have now, I can do an 8 x= 4, but need 8.5 x 5.5 to have a comfortable fit.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I have had mixed results with wood glues and vacuum presses, I will exp= eriment first. If I can get it to work Tite bond would be my choice because = of the open time.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I may rig my pneumatic soundboard press for this, but I may have to mak= e some modifications to accommodate the thickness of core, veneer, and caul.= </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>On such a large surface I was thinking the paper backed would be easier= to work with than standard veneer.  I will probably cross band it, sim= ply to be on the safe side.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>As far as laying up the core, it has been a simple matter of cutting do= wn the larger pieces of material, alternating grain, planing, edgeing, gluei= ng two pieces together at a time and trying to keep everything as flat as po= ssible.  I have used bisquets through the first two assembly stages, wh= ile these are handy for alignment, I think some of my alignment problems can= be traced to the biscuits.  So the bisquest have been a mixed blessing= .</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I will see about pictures.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Andrew Remillard</DIV></BODY></HTML>