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zebbo wrote:
Dr Bunsen Honeydew wrote:Don't you steam or soak the veneer to go around curves.
Yes, but it is a monumental pain in the arse to do and I still think you would struggle with that tight a radius. Most veneer is about 1mm thick, which doesn't sound a lot until you try and bend it around something like that.
Would a plastic laminate be easier to wrap around.

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imo yes , cause it is sticky backed and paper thin .

real wood veneer for both sides would be about a £10 of ebay , gotta try that first, surely ;)

lots of things worth doing are a pain the arse . :lol:

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Ask Wilnslow Audio, they buikd speaker cabs and veener them.

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Everyone want £100 to £150 and I am tight fisted old git :|

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not wrong with that :grin: , get some of ebay and give it a try .

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