Here the veneer is being applied to the apron. I'm using a caul made of 3 layers of 3/8" bending plywood (whose edges are wrapped in blue tape to protect it from adhesive squeeze out). The 3 layer caul was glued up previously on the apron, so I didn't have to fight with them when working on pressing on the veneer.
Fit, Glue, Clamp. Repeat.
Continuing with the apron...here's the second course of white cedar. Fit, glue, clamp. Reminds me of gym, tan, laundry.
Negotiated Peace (Formerly Echo & Narcissus)
This piece is named Negotiated Peace (Formerly Echo & Narcissus). It started out as just a cabinet and mirror, and then I got frustrated and made some slight modifications...with arrows.
Mitering Stock for The New Brick-laid Apron
As mentioned previously, the new apron will be made up of 3 layers of "octagons" with the middle layer rotated 45 degrees relative to the top and bottom layers. Here is some of that stock being mitered on the table saw. It's really nice quartersawn white cedar.
It's So Hard To Say Goodbye
Here are the old aprons that I'm replacing with a one-piece, brick laid apron, faced in quartersawn cherry. Bye bye old aprons.