How to Veneer a Sunburst

摘要

Veneer can replicate solid lumber, but if you use it only for that purpose, you are missing out on some dazzling design opportunities. One of the most spectacular of these is to arrange consecutive sheets around a center point. Known as a sun-burst, this pattern is ideal for circular tabletops. It creates interesting concentric patterns, and the tapered shape of each segment draws the eye from the perimeter toward the center. If you try this with solid stock it will fail, either from radial splitting caused by shrinkage or from cupping caused by expansion.