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I’m working on a project renovating an industrial building built in the early 20th century where all of the wood details(floors, trim, doors, etc) are made out of quarter sawn oak.
Some of the doors, which are all 5 panel doors, were stored in damp conditions, such that the (pretty thick..~3/32″) veneer has partially detached from the wood below. This is only a real problem on the panels themselves as a)the client prefers not to pay to dismantle the doors to glue the veneers back down and b) on each panel there is a joint in the veneer running horizontally across the middle of the panel and the veneers are curling away from each other at the joint. I’d appreciate any suggestions as to how to get those veneers back down.
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Pete,
The ease or difficulty of repair depends on the type of glue. If it's hide glue, the repair may not be too difficult. Veneering is certainly no specialty of mine, so I'll recommend the following:
If you don't get decent feedback from this site, try over at < Obsolete Link > Knots, which is the Taunton's Fine Woodworking forum. Actually, even if you do get good replies here, you may still want to check over there.
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I'm working on a project renovating an industrial building built in the early 20th century where all of the wood details(floors, trim, doors, etc) are made out of quarter sawn oak.
Some of the doors, which are all 5 panel doors, were stored in damp conditions, such that the (pretty thick..~3/32") veneer has partially detached from the wood below. This is only a real problem on the panels themselves as a)the client prefers not to pay to dismantle the doors to glue the veneers back down and b) on each panel there is a joint in the veneer running horizontally across the middle of the panel and the veneers are curling away from each other at the joint. I'd appreciate any suggestions as to how to get those veneers back down.