help with dash wood

[rsporsche]

believe it or not, ebay is a great place to buy veneer. i bought several pieces of figured etimoe for my coupe (i know, not walnut), but a cool wood. you want to buy a relatively long piece, and wide enough so you can be selective

for example ...
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Claro-Walnu...165126?hash=item19d1ceac86:g:vx8AAOSwhOVXeasa

here's an etimoe - albeit much more expensive than i paid
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Etimoe-Figu...140244?hash=item1c7dc4e614:g:4z0AAOSwSlBYrywe

 

[sfdon]

In Berkeley is a store with a large selection.

 

[rsporsche]

here are a couple of interesting ideas
santos rosewood
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rosewood-So...764377?hash=item1c1db94119:g:xFoAAOSwB09YDh40

black limba (4 long pieces - but too narrow for our wood)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wood-Veneer...546509?hash=item43fee9d68d:g:NJEAAOSwn7JYEM5e

 

[rsporsche]

here are 4 long pieces of a pretty walnut - 10 x 100 for $50 obo very linear without big cathedrals (a plus for a coupe)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Wood-Veneer...546531?hash=item43fee9d6a3:g:z7YAAOSwcLxYEO1i

if you want simple walnut + not expensive (7.5" x 101" - 3 sheets) for $20 shipped
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Walnut-Wood...560080?hash=item5b35700e50:g:dDwAAOSwhQhY2B~k

you get the picture ...

 

[dave v. in nc]

Another PM sent...

 

[Peter Coomaraswamy]

OK, since you people never let me get away with anything I ordered the "correct" Walnut veneer and I got enough to do both sets of wood, one for mine and one for a friend. Scott, I will be veneering the poplar just to keep you happy. There was another gentleman on the forum who did a great job covering the gauge/speedo wood; if anyone can post that link here I will try to copy what he did and I did get enough veneer to do a couple of pieces twice because, well, just because. Dave, I'll be in touch!

Peter

 

[Peter Coomaraswamy]

The value of forum friends! I just received a package from Dave in NC with enough veneer to do a school bus. Thanks so much! I think he sent me so much because he knows I will mess it up at least 3 times. Dave, Please PM me with shipping costs at least and your phone number so I can get some tips. Also- there's a little donation in your name for the forum Un-freggin-believable!

I'm so glad I did not buy that Jaguar in 2011!

 

[twistinglane]

Well it is on eBay, but these guys have advertised French Walnut for some time. Veneer that is if you go that way.
FRENCH-WALNUT-VENEER-/262911165625?hash=item3d36ba04b9%3Ag%3AErwAAOSwPcVVnDTx&_trkparms=pageci%253A7dc518d2-1582-11e7-ad23-74dbd180bf38%257Cparentrq%253A20c7540515b0aa12e1838b78fffeb097%257Ciid%253A1

 

[zinz]

SWEET! I need to drive over to the shop, Peter. As you know... the wood in the CS is pathetic. I'm interested in "helping"

and... way to go Dave! Glad to know good folks still abound.

Ed Z

 

[aearch]

this community is reallly
OUTSTANDING.
i would have been lost without everyone here.

 

[dave v. in nc]

What goes around, usually comes around. Peter has always been good to me; a freebie this and a cheapie that. We try to take care of each other, or at least keep it human. Murray Fowler helped me understand that...He also always said not to worry; if I didn't understand something, someone would be around soon that would explain it to me if he couldn't. I agree with you completely Alan.
Dave V. in NC

 

[BarryG]

Dave in NC [emoji106] )


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[readie]

this one is good...

not sure if they ship to usa...

www.thewoodveneerhub.co.uk

 

[Bmachine]

I have no experience with these people but they show a nice variety of veneers...

https://www.formwood.com/veneerlibrary.html

They apparently make kits for specific dashboards although I did not see a list of which cars. Looks like you have to email them and ask. My initial feeling would be that I would rather buy a large piece of veneer, glue it and then trim it to fit rather than use pre cut pieces but maybe this is helpful to someone.

https://www.formwood.com/dashboardkits.html

 

[Peter Coomaraswamy]

Hi all, I am almost afraid to say that this stuff is coming along pretty well and I'll post some pictures tomorrow I hope. Dave in NC also gave me an hour on the phone and filled my head pretty much to the top so I had to stop him! I got the clock/speedo surround done today- pretty much and I thought that was going to be the hardest part but it was easier than I thought; don't do this without talking to Dave

Now I'm working on color, with the walnut I'm using I have to steer towards "red" to get the brownish color, I made some sample plates so I might actually know what I'm doing by the time I get around to doing mine. I like this stuff as it keeps my little mind occupied but it's a bit dusty so I have to do allot outside the shop.

Thanks again for all the help!

 

[zinz]

Great news, Peter. I'm anxious to see the process.

Ed

 

[Peter Coomaraswamy]

So, here goes- it's also a bit of a pain cleaning off the old crap from the metal door pieces, all of which has to be done to get the correct look.

Brandan, there is a piece in black if you think it will work with your build-

 

[afeustel]

Looking good Peter. I hope you are an expert by the time I need you to hold my hand to do the same!

Drew

 

[Peter Coomaraswamy]

I think the results will be really good but the artwork comes from not having to run around like crazy making little shims and sticking them here and there to get the bends correct. It's actually fairly forgiving stuff to work with but you have to go slow

 

[adawil2002]

Looks great! The gauge cluster looks like the toughest piece to do. Pretty soon you'll be re-veneering steering wheels for fun.