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Cherry Veneer Desktop Construction
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From contributor J: I recently completed a home office with a similar desktop. There weren't a lot of cabinets below for support so I used a stress skin panel with a solid wood edging and veneer on top and bottom (total top thickness was 1 3/4"). Plenty strong and lightweight, as the room was on the second floor. From contributor M: It will look very weird if you make these out of single sheets with a single grain direction. I usually do this type of top using cherry veneer over a 3/4" substrate. I attach the solid wood front edging to the substrate before I glue down the veneer, and overlap onto the solid wood edging with the veneer so the glue joint to the substrate is hidden. I then let the shape I route onto the front edge trim the veneer as well. If you do it right, you cannot tell it's a veneered top. From contributor P: If you use plywood, get MDF core. Wood cores show too many ripples for my liking. Don't dismiss the thought of making a solid top. Veneer + substrate + labor gets expensive. From contributor T: I've built a couple much like what you show. We used 3/4" MDF core cherry veneer over 3/4" particleboard substrate. They turned out very nice looking and very sturdy. Would you like to add information to this article? Interested in writing or submitting an article? Have a question about this article? Have you reviewed the related Knowledge Base areas below? 
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