{"id":29301,"date":"2026-01-23T14:07:55","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T14:07:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=29301"},"modified":"2026-01-24T10:37:44","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T10:37:44","slug":"workshop-diy-making-many-veneers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=29301","title":{"rendered":"WORKSHOP\/DiY: Making more veneers, &amp; tool restoration"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6487-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29298\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6487-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6487-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6487-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6487-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6487.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The above images show a different pattern I recently tried out, using bog-oak and plain pine. Today I also cut a whole load of plain single-wood veneers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"29313\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6485-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29313\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6485-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6485-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6485-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6485.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"29314\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6486-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29314\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6486-768x1024.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6486-225x300.jpg 225w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6486-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6486.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption wp-element-caption\">What wood is this?<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>This wood &#8211; I don\u2019t know what timber it is &#8211; is for gluing to the back of the patterned veneers. To strengthen them. And to give an appropriate thickness for box building.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I also restored a couple of tools for Shedders. We\u2019ve just been given a boxful of stuff. Much of it needing cleaning\/restoration. I was basically getting rid of rust.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-3 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"29320\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6475-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29320\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6475-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6475-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6475-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6475-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6475.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-id=\"-1343738783\" src=\"file:\/\/\/private\/var\/mobile\/Containers\/Data\/Application\/097A4798-774E-4DF2-BBC9-4B99002102E4\/tmp\/org.automattic.MediaImageServiceSymlinks\/thumbnail-f83516b8-bd0a-4be3-891f-681fc9d4124d-1000x750.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image--1343738783\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"29317\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6478-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29317\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6478-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6478-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6478-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6478-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6478.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-id=\"29318\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6479-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29318\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6479-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6479-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6479-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6479-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6479.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Also did a saw:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6477-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29321\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6477-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6477-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6477-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6477-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6477.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Soaking the rust.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6480-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29322\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6480-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6480-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6480-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6480-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6480.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Incredible mosses, in a planter at The Secret Garden.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6481-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-29323\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6481-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6481-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6481-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6481-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/img_6481.jpg 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The above images show a different pattern I recently tried out, using bog-oak and plain pine. Today I also cut a whole load of plain single-wood veneers. This wood &#8211; I don\u2019t know what timber it is &#8211; is for gluing to the back of the patterned veneers. To strengthen them. And to give an &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/?p=29301\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;WORKSHOP\/DiY: Making more veneers, &amp; tool restoration&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"WORKSHOP\/DiY: Making many veneers\u2026","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paGwUa-7CB","_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29301"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=29301"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29301\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29325,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29301\/revisions\/29325"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=29301"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=29301"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.sebpalmer.com\/blog\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=29301"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}