Most Obeche is not rotary cut but plane sliced. Rotary cut veneers are low grade, porous, and not good for veneering wings. Much of what you are seeing is due to the fact that the veneer is cut on freshly steamed logs to increase their elasticity and soften the wood. The better veneers exhibit very little of this bumpy phenomenon. This thread is the most silly I have seen in a while, the only reason this might make any difference (using one side or other) is if you are clear coating and not covering wings with covering, and then what possible weight difference would it make to fill with a lightweight filler such as talc or water based sanding sealer. The wood is porous from both sides regardless of bumps. It will need sanding, (profiling) sealing and filling irregardless of bumps. Pick the side you like and go for it.
JD Which end of the egg do you crack open? Endless Mountain Models http://www.scalesoaring.com email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 09, 2004 8:35 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [RCSE] Obeechi answer Those little bumps are caused by cutter knife. They are ripped from the other side. The veneer is cut from log while rotating. It's much easier to sand off those bumps (which may adds up to maybe 1% of surface) than try to sand smooth the other side with dings. Thus bumps side outside. RCSE-List facilities provided by Model Airplane News. Send "subscribe" and "unsubscribe" requests to [EMAIL PROTECTED] Please note that subscribe and unsubscribe messages must be sent in text only format with MIME turned off.
