Thanks GarMan. I have made reflex/deflex bamboo backed osage longbows where the stresses are unreal and the only thing holding them together is Urac. Glue is almost always stronger than the wood it's bonding.I guess my dillema right now is whether to try my hand at veneering, buy veneered MDF, or make the box out of double paneled 1/2" Baltic Birch.