[Testgear John]

Originally Posted by Craig Sawyers

Sapele is not a mahogany. It is used as a mahogany substitute

I am only quoting from my supplier, that's what it was called.

Originally Posted by Pilot Mariner

I used to find that with iron on veneers, scissors tend to split the grain into the the work piece when trimming the edges especially across the grain. But a laminate trimmer bit in a router makes a very quick and neat job even across the grain.

Not had a split yet, and I don't own a router, but I will be careful.

Originally Posted by Reelman

Thanks for the instructions, next time I’ll know better. BTW where do you get the veneer from these days (eBay, I suppose)? Like so many products difficult to find locally, in actual shops, anymore.

I'll PM you, Peter with the details, but yes Ebay.