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roll top benching?

i am making a RTA computer desk for my graphics assignment except the edges on the desk are rounded edges. i plan to put veneer over an inside wood but i dont know how to manufacture the round on the edge. i have heard of something called roll top benching or rolltop edges except i cant find it anywhere on the internet. please help this is due tomoro nd this is the last thing i need to do. thanks

There are a couple of methods used in production facilities...

When you are using laminate as a cover, then you need a "post-form" machine. This heats the laminate at the point it is going to curve, and presses it in place.

You mentioned using veneer ... the typical process for a veneered top, would be vacuum forming. The veneer is actually cut larger than the core (which is already shaped), and slipped inside a vacuum press. Then it gets trimmed off flush with the bottom of the core.

And for really thick edges, (like you would see on a restaurant table) then its common place to actually glue a wood edge band to the core, and then shape it.

All three of these methods will involve some type of glue, and a press.

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