Spalted Maple

[Will Cocke 2]

The dust collection will break the veneers some of the time,  never had one break with it off.

[fujimo]

man your shop vac must have some pull to it!!   :D

[Horsey]

Spalted maple makes beautiful veneers.  I have used it a bunch.  Be careful grinding the veneers too thin though.  They have a tendency to split when you apply pressure during the glue up.  I even start with my air compressor off and let pressure build up slowly.  My recommendation is to grind them to .03" or .025", but no less.  Note: If they do split it does not cause a problem structurally.  You will just see the core wood through the split.  If you are using a maple core wood, any splits will hardly be visible.

--Mike