Another Bookmark Question

[Clem Wixted]

What are the advantages/disadvantages of using veneer for bookmarks?

Clem

[sheltiecarver]

Clem,
The veneer I tried was thin enough - so it might have made a nice bookmark, but it was rather flimsy when cut, and when scrolling it I had to sandwich it between two pieces of thicker stuff ( I tried 1/4" ply, and tablet-back cardboard). Even then, it did not seem to be a durable finished product after it was cut (expensive fire-starter wood). I had much better luck with really thin (1/8, 1/16 or even 1/32" baltic birch ply - and I even tried some thin poplar ply (good, but not great). I imagine some of the other plywoods (oak, cherry, walnut, etc) would work well too, if they are of good quality.
The main thing for me was to stack cut them - making the stack at least 1/2" (sometimes more) thick, and backing up the stack with a piece of cardboard from cereal box or tablet - to reduce or eliminate the bottom fuzzies. With a sharp blade, you may not have much sanding at all on the finished products.
Good luck!

[Clem Wixted]

Clem,
The veneer I tried was thin enough ... Even then, it did not seem to be a durable finished product after it was cut (expensive fire-starter wood). ... Good luck!

Thanks for the information.

That's what I thought it would be.

Clem

[Silver_Sliver]

I am able to get some plastic laminate countertop (Formica type) as scraps from which I made several bookmarks. I stack them to about 3-4 thicknesses between scrap 1/8 in wood, total thickness of about 3/8 to 1/2 inch. It cuts pretty hard and is somewhat hard on blades but is very strong but with considerable flexibility. Here is one example.

[Clem Wixted]

Silver-Silver It looks good

What size and type of blade did you use?

Where do you get the designs for your bookmarks?

Do you sand the edges?

Clem