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   Guest_ | Apr 17, 1999 09:33am | #1

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   Michael,
   I use 1/8" plywood. I put a little const. adhesive on and air pin it on with 5/8" brads.
   L. Siders

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   Guest_ | Apr 17, 1999 03:51pm | #2

   *Some of the commercial operations seem to use very thin veneer materials. There's a disply in HD, for example, and the venners appear to be between 1/32 and 1/16. About the same thickness as the edge banding veneers you'd use on ply or particle cases or shelves. I'd guess there's a material cost saving as compared to 1/8 to 3/16 material. But also, the thin veneers could be edge treated just like laminates. With thicker material (unless it's a solid wood veneer) wouldn't you need to edgeband to hide the non-solid wood edge?I'd be interested in the pros and cons on this.

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   Guest_ | Apr 17, 1999 06:32pm | #4

   *Most people I know who do kitchen refacing will use a paper backed veneer, applied with contact cement (potentially dangerous if it is prefinished-don't ask me how I know) or sometimes hot melt or even peel and stick. Commercial veneers are cut at 1/28" or 1/40", and getting thinner, minus what you lose in sanding, plus the paper backing. You basically approach the reacing job as if you were using edgebanding. You are just talking about cabinet exposed edges and some exposed gables ends, I'm assuming, probably replacing the doors? I think Herrick Kimball has a book out specifically on refacing cabinets, plus he has a newsletter called I think "The Kitchen Craftsman". i have another book by him, and he does a very good job. He probably addresses most of the questions you may have. I think the book is titled "Refacing Kitchen Cabinets" and I think it is put out by Taunton.

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   michael_nichols | Apr 17, 1999 06:32pm | #3

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   I would like to know what is the industry norm when recovering kitchen cabinets-what type of material is used to cover cabinets. I am attempting to start a cabinet shop and I am tying up some loose ends and this information would help me immensely. I plan to cover cabinets with 1/8-3/16inch veneer.What are the pitfalls of using this material?