Or, if you want a thick shelf - some recent kitchen cabinetry I bid on called for a 2" thick shelves - even though solid piece of lumber might be available and may be within the your budget, it may be too heavy to easily wall-mount. You can see an entertaining story and pictures of an example of this from someone who started from a similar place of naïveté as myself here. Second, veneered pieces are necessary for many designs. Typically, veneered furniture is built with a more temperature-and-humidity stable underlying base - such as with medium density fiberboard (MDF) - so that it will have a much longer life than similarly constructed hardwood furniture. First, veneer has a long history, dating as far back as the ancient Egyptians, over 5000 years ago ( source). My naïveté here was dead wrong on several counts. I'll confess I started as a veneer luddite: "Sure, veneered furniture can be cheaper because you can use crappy interior wood and cover it with a nice sticker, but all real furniture is made with solid wood". While all my small pieces are made with solid hardwoods, occasional larger furniture grade pieces I build are veneered. Some of these will get one (or several) posts in the future, delving into both the nitty-gritty of the tool, and some of the pieces I've made with it, but until then, I'll get into some of the motivation for each bit of equipment, and of course, what it is. Since I had the key woodworking tools already (see Part I and Part II), these are more specialized tools used less frequently, but that allow me to create even more unique pieces and furniture. But creative reuse of space has allowed me to invest in a few new tools to expand my capabilities, which I'll cover in the next two issues. I had thought the shop was full before, what with wood stacked on the floor and all the wall space covered with machines.
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