I was hoping to find some adhesive-backed (pressure sensitive) walnut veneer in 3" wide rolls, but it looks like I'll have to make it myself. The stuff can be purchased in a 24" X 96" size but what would be the best way to slice it into long (96") strips?
Hard because it will tend to split off the mark when you slice it (with knife). You could use one of the little veneer saws and do it by hand but that could tale a *long* time and would still tend to split.
Best I can suggest is clamp a good stout straight edge on it and hold it down hard as you cut with a knife.
Easy way to attach it is to put a coat of white (PVA) glue on whatever you want to attach it to, let the glue fry and then iron on the veneer.
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How accurately is accurately? Usually you cut oversize and trim after gluing so it doesn't need to be perfect. A straight edge and knife will do fine but tend to follow the grain if you aren't careful. Scissors work surprisingly well. Joint a +96" board, mark pencil lines and cut. There are also, and I'm not sure what the correct name is, but rolling knives, sorta like pizza cutters are supposed to work well.
Probably the most reliable way of accurately lengthwise cutting veneer is to follow this advice and then finally trim the edge on a shooting board, using a suitable board to flatten and secure the workpiece.
snipped-for-privacy@juno.com wrote: : I was hoping to find some adhesive-backed (pressure sensitive) : walnut veneer in 3" wide rolls, but it looks like I'll have to : make it myself. The stuff can be purchased in a 24" X 96" size : but what would be the best way to slice it into long (96") : strips?
How about taping it to a piece of MDF, then cutting that on a TS into 3" wide strips (re-taping after each cut)?
Unbacked veneer would, surely, but the 3M presure- sensitive stuff cut like Formica on the table saw, with its paper backing. With the proper setup it worked fine.
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