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You should be able to cut thin veneer on a bandsaw, tablesaw, mitre saw or hand "nobex" type mitre saw. I can on mine, then use ds tape to hold down while you sand lightly, You only need small pieces so not too difficult with a little trial and error. Jim is an expert so no doubt he'll be able to point you in the right direction.


You can find plenty of 1.5mm thick veneers if you look for some of the marquetry suppliers on line and they will come sanded, look for saw cut or inlay product if I remember correctly.

Also gluing std 0.6 together isn't difficult. Wet the veneers and press them to get rid of any buckled areas, a steam iron can help sometimes if you're in a hurry, use pva glue and clamp really tight. I'm lucky to have an old letter press but any method will do for small bits.


Can't help with the boxes but Timberbits have some plans on their website.


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