Originally Posted by
silverloaf
was the veneer a single layer, single direction? single layer/direction not as stable as a multi-directional veneer and could crack just as easy as not using a liner at all. the benefit of the g10 id that it isnt susceptible to this problem at all and provides an awesome base for the top layer. even if the burl develops a crack the g10 is unaffected. you can repair the crack and make it look seemless and not worry about the integrity of the scales being compromised. with the veneer liner made from at least 2 layers running perpendicular to each other the strength and stability is far increased, especially for burl which has grain direction going all over the place with no way to predict where a crack may develop.
the set of burl that cracked on me prior to epoxying to the g10 liner is solid and stable while bending back and forth as well, a good testament to using g10 as a liner. great material in my opinion