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  1. 08-14-2007, 7:20 PM #1
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    Figured MDF

    Never mind...

    Ignore this post.

    Edited due to the fact that there actually ARE stupid questions.


    (Actually I was seeing references to "figured MDF" on another board that didn't sound like they were in a joking frame so I was just asking if there really was something I was missing. Maybe a stronger type of MDF or something. EH...sounds stupider the more I write...)


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  3. 08-14-2007, 9:01 PM #2
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    Sometimes my MDF gets highly figured, such as when I accidently saw into it, spill Target USL on it, a splash of mineral spirits, a burn from an edge banding iron, and on those days that aren't just going right, a smack with a hammer, lol.
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  5. 08-14-2007, 10:36 PM #4
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    On some cheap cabinet, made from MDF, I saw that they had either painted, pressed in, or somehow manufactured, a fake grain pattern. I figured you found a square chuck of this and were going to ask about it going all the way through.

    Glad you didn't, I think it would be awfully hard on those tool edges.
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    Curly MDF?
    Quilted MDF?
    MDF burl?

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  8. 08-15-2007, 12:33 AM #7
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    I figured MDF had a smooth finish.
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    I am a huge sucker for natural edge MDF.
    quarter sawn has it's perks also, but it's just too rare, so I only cut veneers from it
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  10. 08-15-2007, 5:14 AM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by sascha gast View Post
    I am a huge sucker for natural edge MDF.
    quarter sawn has it's perks also, but it's just too rare, so I only cut veneers from it
    It bookmatches very nicely, doesn't it? .
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    yeah, it really looks like the grain is just going on and on and on and on without as much as a blemish. it's almost tranquil and very zen like. it just soothes my spirit, that's all I gotta say to that
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    I've had lots of figured MDF in my shop lately, what with the work I've been doing on the torsion boxes lately. So far the laminate covers up all my pencil marks and figuring!!
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    How about flitch, or Rift sawn MDF
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mike Cutler View Post
    It bookmatches very nicely, doesn't it? .
    Funny, I have had some issues attempting to match MDF. Still looking for that perfect piece to finish a shop cabinet.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Chris Fierro View Post
    Funny, I have had some issues attempting to match MDF. Still looking for that perfect piece to finish a shop cabinet.

    I've been searching for that perfect finish to really "pop the grain".
    Anyone ever french polish MDF?

    Ken. Thanks for the thread.
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