weve never used this wood before, and im not sure im real anxious to use it again. as you can see in the photo below, it is completely wrinkly off the splitter. so wrinkly in fact that we couldnt actually join the veneers, but had to glue them down to individual pieces of substrate, which we then glued into a panel. the problem was that the edge of the cut veneer actually change shape as it flattened out (duh) so unless it was perfectly flat when cut, the cut wasnt straight. im not sure how folks deal with this in a commercial veneer shop, but we did it the only choice we knew how... click the photos to enlarge them ... 
close up of the veneers on arrival
cad stuff for estimating material costs ...
in the architects specs, there was a 1/4" x 1/4" reveal, which, after making the mock up above, we determined also had to be veneered, which called for a change order for the considerable added very fussy labor.
we started with the legs and the tops of the legs ...
then will veneered the individual boards that make up the central box which was on the specs at 7 x 48 x 42 high. this is a tall table for an employee lounge ...
there are metal plates that join the aprons on the inside, so the set up will be:
* set the central box in place
* remove the temporary legs and install the steel plates.
* move the table base to its approximate final placement.
* add the central support frame, adjust the legs and aprons to suit
* add the stainless steel screws to complete the joinery.
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it wouldnt be fall in vermont without a few foliage pics from yours truly. the season started off kind of slow and brown, but the colors have come on like alchoices now. ive been sort of chained to the table saw lately, but tuesday i did go for a ride up to whiting to look at some lumber. i stuck my camera out the window a couple of times as i was driving ( i wasnt texting) and got kind of lucky a couple of those times. at the bottom i threw in a few of sams new belt buckles, in case you are not into leaves ... all foliage pictures, route 30 north, dorset to whiting .... click the photos to enlarge them ...
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