Vol-045-3 Faux Wood Veneer PcT Tutorial (Intro)
Video #243: “I’m really excited about this months projects. Love anything Celtic.” ~DixieAnn-S
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** This post is an introduction to one of our paid tutorials.
In the furniture making industry, high quality veneers are commonly used to cover the surfaces of finely crafted artisan pieces. Same goes for polymer clay.
Last week, I demonstrated how to make a layered faux wood cane (Vol-045-2 video), and also showed several examples of how faux wood grain can be used in your polymer clay projects.
“Cindy, I just wanted to tell you how cool this faux wood looks on your son’s knife!” ~Phaedrakat
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My gosh - Cindy you make this so easy. With a little patience and a gentle hand - this is possible!! What an ingenious tute! Time and thoughtfulness went into teaching all of us how to do all the tricks and ways to make a perfect wood veneer!!! Thank you so much, and Doug too for such a clear video.
Patt W
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Absolutely brilliant! I love your work Cindy, and how you make everything so easy for us! As always, many thanks to you and Doug for this fantastic website!
Marion R
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Great tutorial, excellent series... Cindy, I love it. Thank you.
Michelle A
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Yes thank you very much!
Hi Cindy,
I am really enjoying the videos but I have 1 question. In the Wood Veneer Video, you mentioned the slab that was used to take slices from was so high…it looked like from your hand’s position it might have been a 3-4 inch high and 3-4 inch wide cane. My question is if we are (especially in the wood grain) always rolling it out and down and flattening it to get a good grain, then cutting and stacking the cane to make the grain look natural, how then, does one end up with a can high and wide enough to be used to take appropriately sized (large) slices?
Thanks so much.
Sharia
Hopefully I understand you correctly Sharia. It is always harder to explain things with words than it is with a video… When you get your wood grain looking how you want it, you can reshape the cane (using your acrylic roller or a flat acrylic sheet) so that it is wider and taller but not as long in length. Alternatively you can cut the length in half or quarters and re-stack them side by side until you have the size you want. If you ever think you will need a larger ‘face’ on your cane to slice from, it would be better to use more clay at the beginning when building your cane. That will make it a little easier to deal with. Hope that helps!
Just had to TELL on myself. LOL I was too vigorous with my rolling – rolled the knots right down to nothing. !! teehee – just hafta make some more………………..;)
Are you talking about the knots in the wood grain Patt or the Celtic knot?
knots in the wood grain…………..sadly. However I AM GOING to make more – and be Careful……………thanks for asking !!
Well, that’s ingenious! …. I wouldn’t have thought of adding a veneer this way – I’ve been wanting to make faux driftwood lately, and I can see this is the way to go. Thank you so much Cindy and Doug for another brilliant (not to mention clear and well-explained as usual) tutorial! This has to be the best website ever!!!!!
Great tutorial, excellent series Cindy I love it. Thank you.
Thank you everyone! I hope you enjoy working with veneers. You know you can use any type of clay sheet with this technique, right? I suspect you guys will take this idea and put your own spin on it. Looking forward to seeing what you can do!
i like it so >> and i hope to make maney tutorial like that
thank u
My gosh – Cindy you make it look so easy. With a little patience and gentle hand -this is possible!!!
What an ingenious tutel. Time and thoughtfulness went in teaching all of us how to do all the tricks and ways to make a perfectly wood veneer !!! Thank you so much. And Doug for such a clear video.
This is a great technique! I am inspired by Fisher’s knife to cover a paring knife handle. We received this knife as a gift when we were married 43 years ago. The wood handle has started to fall apart, but I don’t want to part with it as the blade never needs sharpening. Will have to see how it goes on something like the solid heart shape first. Really like the Celtic knot heart, too. Thank you Cindy and Doug for all you do to bring us so much great information!
great tute with lots of info.
This is an excellent tutorial, loaded with information. I will watch it several times for all the specifics. It boggles my mind to see how you have condensed this to only the essentials, yet still cover all the potential problems.
Thanks, Cindy! Another well-done video from you & your talented hubby. Some smart tips here, on how to attach a veneer or other cane to a baked piece. This addresses how important the “grain” is in wood-grain. As Cindy mentions in the tute, beginners may want to start with a solid heart/shape…or take her advice to “heart” (LOL) — by taking your time, & being patient with it! I’m inspired, and hope to make something in wood veneer asap. Thanks again! Hope everyone has fun with this…I’ll be watching for other member’s projects on Facebook!
~Kat
Nice to hear from you again Kat! You’ve been away for awhile. Hope everything is a little better for you now. I know things have been tough. Thank you for your kind words. It is always so great to have you around!
Absolutely brilliant! I love your work Cindy, you make it look so easy, I actually think I could do this and can’t wait to try! As always, many thanks to you and Doug for this fantastic website!
Marion
OHHHHHHHHHH boy -actually USING the veneer ! This has sooooo many possibilities !! Thanks in advance…………….pant pant
Another fantastic Friday coming!!!
So excited for this! Can’t wait. Better get some baked knot hearts ready!! Oh! And maybe another color wood cane. I don’t think I’ll be sleeping tonight. LOL!