I haven't even figured out spalted blanks yet, and I'm planning a move to yet another method...
I'm looking to do some segmented blanks and I see a lot of beautiful stuff done with brass and veneers/pick plastics, do any of you make your own veneers? If you do, how do you thickness sand them? I do not own a drum sander (yet I have hilarious images of trying to pass 1"x1"x1/16" pieces of wood through one - yes I know it would be done in larger pieces, but it's an amusing image), so that's not really an option. Are there good sources of material that don't need to be thicknessed? And where are y'all getting your brass?
daniel
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I know, I'm asking too many questions, but this is the only way I can learn - I don't have anyone local (yet) to apprentice me... :frown:
I'm looking to do some segmented blanks and I see a lot of beautiful stuff done with brass and veneers/pick plastics, do any of you make your own veneers? If you do, how do you thickness sand them? I do not own a drum sander (yet I have hilarious images of trying to pass 1"x1"x1/16" pieces of wood through one - yes I know it would be done in larger pieces, but it's an amusing image), so that's not really an option. Are there good sources of material that don't need to be thicknessed? And where are y'all getting your brass?
daniel
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I know, I'm asking too many questions, but this is the only way I can learn - I don't have anyone local (yet) to apprentice me... :frown: