Veneering up the MDF door

Author: Timberbits
Date posted: 28 July 2017

The cabinet is all done so I am now fixing on the veneer onto the MDF that will be the cabinet doors. It's going to be a frameless door so I can't use solid timber. Solid timber will warp and distort so it is unsuitable for a frameless door. I use a...

The cabinet is all done so I am now fixing on the veneer onto the MDF that will be the cabinet doors.

It's going to be a frameless door so I can't use solid timber. Solid timber will warp and distort so it is unsuitable for a frameless door.

I use a home made spreader to apply the glue. It is made from a scrap aluminum with notches filed in with a file. The notches are about 2mm deep about 2mm apart.

The veneer is figured Myrtle and looks much better than the original Blackwood door that I made.

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