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kitchen update

Halo Jones

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I also posted this on UKW but it is always useful to get a mix of opinion:

We are planning a kitchen update on a budget, reusing a number of the carcasses and the doors, which still look good. They are a solid oak ikea design that still look contemporary but are no longer supplied by Ikea. Designer in chief wants to give the kitchen a face frame effect using end grain ply similar to plywood_kitchen

Full sheets will only be used on two large end panels the rest will be made of 4 or 5 inch strips visible at the front with spacers at the back made of ply or mdf. We have found one supplier that makes Oak ply https://www.winwood-products.com/. We have asked for a quote but I fear it will be horrendously expensive. The other alternative is to use oak veneered birch ply but I haven't found a product which is veneered on both faces like mdf is. Designer in chief is also worried about a colour mismatch of birch endgrain with the cupboard doors (I'm not sure this is a worry). Any thoughts on our design or other suppliers would be very helpful.

Cheers,

H.
 
Veneering is something I have never tried and I don't have any of the usual kit. Also, some of the exposed lengths will be almost floor to ceiling length. Would you get away with contact adhesive and a roller?
 
Halo Jones":c24m8m74 said:
Veneering is something I have never tried and I don't have any of the usual kit. Also, some of the exposed lengths will be almost floor to ceiling length. Would you get away with contact adhesive and a roller?
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I was thinking more of veneering the narrower strips and that should be ok with contact adhesive & roller starting at one end and taking it steadily.

For larger areas maybe sticking two thinner sheets of one side veneered ply together with pva and lots of clamps/cauls etc.

Bob
 
I'm in Spain so this advice might be erelivent....I use Marine ply for my kitchens and they always come with too faces in the wood of choice.
It guess it costs a little more than birch ply, I pay approximately 90€ per sheet, for some unknown reason no one here uses birch faced ply. I did inquire about birch faced ply once, I would have to order a complete pack and it cost more than oak or beech faced ply.
If its available in Spain it must be available in Uk

Jonathan.

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Or if 2 faced 18mm oak is impossible, how about two 9mm glued together?

Jonathan

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Just rereading the post and seen Bob has already suggested glueing 2 together.....

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