I am making bent veneer wedding bands for my fiancee and myself. Naturally she wants two types of wood with mother of pearl inlay. I was thinking of using bent veneer and edge gluing the strips together before putting them in water, microwaving them, pre-wrapping them and letting them dry before doing the final glue up.
Is this a good idea? Will the glue hold through the water and microwave process? If not, can anyone suggest a better way? This purpleheart ring is similar to what I want to do, except there will be a band of mother of pearl inlay in the middle and an Amethyst stone which I have no idea how I am going to attach. .
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Thanks for your help,
Daniel