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\nChapter 3<\/strong>
\nGluing Large Surfaces
\nwith Clamps
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\nChapter 5<\/strong>
\nCutting Your Own
\nVeneer
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\nChapter 7<\/strong>
\nCutting and Taping
\nCommercial Veneer
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\nChapter 9<\/strong>
\nClean-up and Trimming
\nAfter Glue-up
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\nChapter 11<\/strong>
\nDealing with Wavy
\nVeneers
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\nChapter 13<\/strong>
\nVeneering and Final
\nTrimming
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\nWoodworking<\/strong>
\nPart 2
\nLet the Wood Do the Talking
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Instructional Woodworking
DVDs<\/h1>\n

Simple Vacuum Veneering<\/strong>
Author:<\/strong><\/em> Hendrik Varju<\/p>\n

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Hendrik Varju \/ Passion for Wood \/ August 2017
ISBN: 978-1-988901-01-5
9 hours, 20 minutes on 5 DVDs<\/p>\n

Price: <\/strong>Cdn. $99.95 + applicable taxes
+ shipping and handling<\/p>\n

Ontario residents pay 13% hst. Canadian residents outside of Ontario pay hst at their own province’s rate, or 5% gst if in a non-participating province. Residents outside of Canada pay no tax.<\/p>\n

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\nTo download a PDF of this production’s
\nTable of Contents click here<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

This document will make it easier for you to navigate the video.
\nThe Table of Contents is already included inside the DVD case, but you can download a copy here if you’ve misplaced it.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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In 2017 Hendrik released two new instructional DVD offerings, bringing the total to 20 titles.  \u201cDowels, Splines and Mitres\u201d is the second DVD newly released in 2017, but let us first hear about the long awaited production:  \u201cSimple Vacuum Veneering”, which is the last instalment in Hendrik’s monumental instructional woodworking DVD series.<\/p>\n

Previous videos have covered machinery and tool skills, working with plywood, wood science and design, staining, finishing and more.  They have also covered joinery methods such as mortise and tenon joinery, handcut dovetails, dowels, splines and mitres.  But this time Hendrik ventures into an entirely new area of woodworking involving veneering with a vacuum bag and small vacuum pump.  If you’ve ever wondered how to incorporate some of that highly figured wood into your projects, much of which is only available in veneer form, then this production is going to open your eyes to all of the possibilities, spread over nearly 9 1\/2 hours on 5 disks.  As is Hendrik\u2019s usual style, this DVD set is a detailed step-by-step course \u2013 not the \u201cusual\u201d DVD fare that may have disappointed you in the past.<\/p>\n

The DVD starts, by reviewing, in chapter 1, some of the basic equipment you will need to invest in to get into simple vacuum veneering.  Then, in chapter 2, Hendrik introduces you to a modest vacuum system and how it all works, including the vacuum pump, vacuum bag, breather mesh, plattens and other equipment.<\/p>\n

In chapter 3, Hendrik back tracks a little bit to show you how to veneer a small panel using nothing but clamps and cauls.  This shows you that reliable veneering can be done by other methods as well, as Hendrik did for years before investing in a vacuum system.  However, in chapter 4 Hendrik completes the exact same glue up using a vacuum pump and bag to show you how much easier, faster and more stress free it can be compared to having to apply a dozen clamps or more.<\/p>\n

Once you’ve learned the basics of how a vacuum system works, of course you still have to learn how to work with the veneers themselves before you can even think about gluing them to a substrate.  In chapter 5, Hendrik shows you how to make your own thicker veneers by resawing stock on the bandsaw.  And chapter 6 shows you how to joint the edges of this thicker veneer, how to join them together with veneer tape and then slide it into the vacuum bag for final gluing.<\/p>\n

In chapter 7, Hendrik takes you into the world of commercially made veneers, which gives you a far wider variety of species than you can work with on your own with a bandsaw.  He shows you how to cut the veneers with a veneer saw and then joint the edges very accurately using a jointer machine as well as another method with a hand-held router.  Then he takes you through the taping, ending in the final lay-up in the vacuum bag in chapter 8.<\/p>\n

Chapter 9 focuses on what to do after the glue has dried, such as removing the veneer tape with water and a putty knife.  He also shows you how to trim the final panel safely and accurately on the table saw.<\/p>\n

Since you will often need to veneer not just faces, but edges as well, chapter 10 focuses on how to veneer edges using cauls and simple clamping methods.  He also shows you how to remove the excess protruding veneer using a veneer saw, hand plane and sandpaper.<\/p>\n

Chapter 11 focuses on wavy veneers and how to deal with them.  Some highly figured veneers such as burls and “curly” varieties can have a tremendous amount of distortion, making it difficult to work with the veneer without breaking it.  However, Hendrik shows you how to use a veneer softener to force the surface to co-operate with you as you cut it and glue it to a substrate.<\/p>\n

As in all of Hendrik\u2019s DVDs, this production is full of techniques he has been using and perfecting for many years.  There is always a wonderful mix of theory, with sketches and full explanations, married with real-time demonstrations you can duplicate in your own workshop.  This is the beauty of these multiple disk courses, which give you an absolutely enormous level of detail, but in a \u201clive demonstration\u201d format just not possible in a woodworking book or magazine article.<\/p>\n

The most important aspect of this production, as with all the others, is Hendrik\u2019s full demonstrations done in real time.  He doesn\u2019t assume prior knowledge, so even a beginner will be able to follow along the journey.  Yet he has a knack for covering the basics while simultaneously delving into super fine points an amateur is unlikely to even consider for many years.  The incredibly valuable lesson in all this is that Hendrik never just touches on the basics, but goes deeper, giving you a level of understanding of how to dial in accuracy on that last one one-thousandth of an inch.  In fine furniture work, accuracy and detail is everything.<\/p>\n

Hendrik is known for his detailed \u201cbonus footage\u201d sections in his instructional DVD courses and this DVD is no exception.  The bonus footage is called \u201cVeneering Curved Parts” and it focuses on making and veneering a curved drawer front.  Chapter 12 covers how to make the substrate for a curved drawer front, including making a template, making multiple mdf layers for the drawer and then how to glue them together, trim and sand. <\/p>\n

Chapter 13 specifically focuses on cutting and gluing veneer to the curved face of the drawer front, including final trimming.  The end result is a beautiful curved drawer front with a fair curve, veneered in ebony.<\/p>\n

Always remember that Hendrik’s productions are not just “entertainment” like a woodworking television show.  These are lengthy step-by-step woodworking courses in a DVD format.  Like it says on the front cover of these productions, this is “Private Woodworking Instruction in a Box”TM<\/sup>.  In short, \u201cDowels, Splines and Mitres” is the most complete DVD course of its kind on this subject matter.  You\u2019ll appreciate the depth of the information and the subtle details fleshed out at every opportunity.<\/p>\n

In this must-have video, you will learn:<\/p>\n