AWGB Woodturning Forum
General Category => General Discussion => Topic started by: z3ddie on May 15, 2015, 09:31:07 AM
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I have just had my Farmhouse table resanded and sealed, it was covered in watermarks etc and now looks brand new so I would like to protect the surface, so I thought of using 9mm hardwood ply to make placemats from.
My question is (I have already tried to find an answer on other forums/YouTube/etc -instead of turning the outsides individually how would you do it.
I have tried glue gunning between them but a trial attempt left a nasty stain so I would imagine any other type of glue would give the same problem.
What I am trying to achieve is a uniform set in diameter that can be removed one at a time and then put a detail line in and polish up the face.
Thanks in advance
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Hot glue doesn't usually leave a stain IME but if you give each a coat of sealer before gluing up that should do the trick.
Pete
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The best way to do this would be using a router table if you had access to one, make a template from 9mm MDF, stick this to your ply with double sided tape and rout using a bearing guided cutter.
The same technique could be achieved using a hand held router but the problem of securing the work piece will arise, or you could screw a twelve inch square piece of 9mm MDF to the base plate of your router (drill a hole in the centre to allow the cutter access through) hold the router in a vice and rout the work in the same way using a template and bearing guided cutter, if you have one you could also a ogee or rounded cutter to add a nice edge to your work.
Just one thing though, if you intend using ply then I would recommend Birch ply as it is more stable, the layers are more consistent and it will not have any voids, it can be stained whatever colour you fancy.
Andy