Veneer Design Competition Winners
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sessions and two epoxy glue-up sessions. Eighteen layers of 1/16 walnut veneer were used with one layer of maple. The bicycle seat was made from madrone burl over a Baltic Birch core. The wooden spring was made from 22 layers of 1/24" maple veneer with a layer of carbon fiber in the middle. It actually flexes when the bike is ridden over bumps. The wheels were glued up on a donut form using 24 layers of 1/16" maple veneer and two layers of walnut.
"The success of this design shows that veneer can be used as a structural building material while offering design choices that would be extremely difficult in thicker material," said Osgood.
The 2014 wearable veneer category winner, Clayton Fehringer, turned heads with his design of a pair of Arc-Iris buckeye/maple burl split solar sunglasses. Fehringer used Buckeye burl, Maple burl, select Koa, aircraft plywood, gold grommets, Carl Zeiss CR-39 brown fade lens, natural leather boa braid lanyards for his creation. Said Fehringer, "Veneer is a great solution to our lamination process, as it is bendable, easily inlays, and is highly figured."
The 2009 grand prize winner, Andrew Prioli, was a high school senior in Hillsborough, North Carolina, who went on to graduate from the Rhode Island School of Design. His prize-winning creation, Inverurie, was inspired by a Bronze Age Pictish horse carved into the foundation stone of a church in Inverurie, Scotland. Prioli's elegant dining table features a removable leaf that, when removed, allows the ends to come together to form their own design.
The most eye-catching part of the complex design is the 16-piece bookmatch of the removable leaf. Its Walnut sap lines extend outward from the center to create a subtle, yet dramatic break from end to end. The curly Maple, which was used for the horses, was also cut into a 16-piece
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Frequently asked questions
What materials were used to construct the veneer bicycle wheels?+
The wheels were glued up on a donut form using 24 layers of 1/16" maple veneer and two layers of walnut.
How was the flexible wooden spring on the veneer bicycle made?+
The wooden spring was made from 22 layers of 1/24" maple veneer with a layer of carbon fiber in the middle. It actually flexes when the bike is ridden over bumps.
What materials did Clayton Fehringer use for his Arc-Iris veneer sunglasses?+
Fehringer used Buckeye burl, Maple burl, select Koa, aircraft plywood, gold grommets, Carl Zeiss CR-39 brown fade lenses, and natural leather boa braid lanyards.
Why is veneer well-suited for lamination projects like wearable designs?+
According to Fehringer, veneer is a great solution for lamination because it is bendable, easily inlays, and is highly figured.
What inspired Andrew Prioli's Inverurie dining table design?+
The design was inspired by a Bronze Age Pictish horse carved into the foundation stone of a church in Inverurie, Scotland. The curly Maple was used to depict the horses in the tabletop.
What is unique about the removable leaf in the Inverurie dining table?+
The leaf features a 16-piece bookmatch with Walnut sap lines extending outward from the center to create a dramatic break from end to end. When the leaf is removed, the table ends come together to form their own design.