Sorry to post yet another solid vs. veneer question, but as a less experienced person I need some advice and a search of the archives still leaves questions.
I’m going to make the clock in the photo below. I’m trying to decide between veneered panels versus solid wood for the side and back panels. Considering the time I’ll spend and the price of the clock movement, cost is not an issue. I don’t want to discover ten years from now that I should have done something different. I can get access to any tools needed or pay for professional millwork. I don’t want to make my own veneer but if necessary would pay someone to do it for me.
I don’t know what the 1910 version would have used — I understand that plywood did exist back then. But I’m not trying to make an exact replica. I have a modern Stickley cabinet with similarly sized panels and they are clearly veneered, but the end result looks just fine.
The largest side panels on the clock (the bottom ones) will be about 12 inches wide and about 43 inches long. The back, which would only be seen through the door, is about 20 inches wide.
I have read threads here and elsewhere on veneer over MDF; I’ve used some of that with success. But where I want ¼-inch for these side panels, I’ll only get .172, which seems quite thin.
My questions are:
- What about ¼-inch or even 5/16-inch solid wood for these panels? The original has two bookmatched pieces making up one panel.
- If so, what about splitting and warpage?
- In veneer over MDF, is there something thicker than the not-really-quarter-inch stuff out there. Such as a true ¼ or even 5/16 or so?
- What would you advise me to do, and why?
THANKS!
I’m going to make the clock in the photo below. I’m trying to decide between veneered panels versus solid wood for the side and back panels. Considering the time I’ll spend and the price of the clock movement, cost is not an issue. I don’t want to discover ten years from now that I should have done something different. I can get access to any tools needed or pay for professional millwork. I don’t want to make my own veneer but if necessary would pay someone to do it for me.
I don’t know what the 1910 version would have used — I understand that plywood did exist back then. But I’m not trying to make an exact replica. I have a modern Stickley cabinet with similarly sized panels and they are clearly veneered, but the end result looks just fine.
The largest side panels on the clock (the bottom ones) will be about 12 inches wide and about 43 inches long. The back, which would only be seen through the door, is about 20 inches wide.
I have read threads here and elsewhere on veneer over MDF; I’ve used some of that with success. But where I want ¼-inch for these side panels, I’ll only get .172, which seems quite thin.
My questions are:
- What about ¼-inch or even 5/16-inch solid wood for these panels? The original has two bookmatched pieces making up one panel.
- If so, what about splitting and warpage?
- In veneer over MDF, is there something thicker than the not-really-quarter-inch stuff out there. Such as a true ¼ or even 5/16 or so?
- What would you advise me to do, and why?
THANKS!
Need advice on solid wood or veneer
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