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Veneers: Part 2

8/6/2015

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The veneer project was a success!  I have a sense of victory.  Pete provided more of the dark wood and after a little trial-and-error on my part, I cut the inlays and they fit perfectly!  

The trial-and-error part consisted of me playing with the stroke thickness of each line.  I bumped up the stroke weight, used the expand function, and cut the ship to see if it fit.  A stroke of 2 was way too thick.  I settled on a mere 0.5 stroke.  That was enough to compensate for the material lost when the laser cut the light wood.
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Pete took it home, glued it to the backer, and put it in this vacuum bag.  The vacuum simulates a 1,500 lb. press.
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After removing it from the vacuum bag Pete sanded it, which removed the faint scorch marks on the light wood.  He promised to send me a picture of the case when his grandfather's memorial flag is in place.  So glad I could help with this.
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    I spent a little time in the College of Architecture at Virginia Tech. It was there that I learned a thing or two about cardboard. With a little finesse, I turn something ordinary into something unique. 

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