Hand Veneering 2

Cabinet Making. Veneering with scotch glue part 2

Category:

Howto & Style

Tags:

• hammer
• veneering
• Diy
• furniture
• cabinet
• making
• antique
• restoration
• woodwork
• veneer
• hide
• glue

[SeattleFineWoodwork]

Excellent demonstration, thank you for taking the time to make it. Using a lot of water and then the iron has made veneering much easier. Frequently I'm experiencing separation about 5mm from the edges of the substrate, any ideas?

[BazCabinetMaker]

@SeattleFineWoodwork Do you mean the veneer is lifting at the edges? or the veneer has shrunk over night.

1 try using thicker glue and a lighter touch with the veneer hammer. Loads of water is not always needed. too much can cause problems.

2 Overhang the veneer and trim it next day.

Practice and adapt the technique to suit yourself.

[FlashmoreGash]

3.14 massive fart!

[YanktonBen]

Thanks for the reply. I will try gluing newspaper over the joint. Thanks again for the hide glue videos. They solved a number of problems I was having trying to hammer veneer.

[MrBazcabinetmaker]

@YanktonBen Hi Ben. Humidity, glue thickness, room temprature can all effect veneering.

If the veneer is drying before the glue grabs gaps can open. thicker glue can help.

I prefer not to veneeron hot humid days. Try scotching a strip of newspaper over a join.

[YanktonBen]

Thank You so much for the videos. I am having problems with my veneer joints opening up slightly after everything is dry (1/64" to maybe a 1/32"). Any suggestions on how to keep the joints tight. Thank you again for the wonderful videos.

[MrBazcabinetmaker]

Mdf bows from the veneer pulling it. veneer the other side to cancel it out.

[lordvad3r]

is it the veneer that will bow, or the mdf will bow from the veneer pulling??

[tiredlight]

Thanks Buz, that was the first video really showing how to deal with veneers.

I still have to optimise my way to bring the valued wood to the plywood butr your video helped me to make progress.

Again! thank you very much!

[afterthetone]

You make this look so easy ... I've been trying to use Ash veneer with little success where jointing two veneers is concerned. does this method leave a good join or do they pull apart?

[SeattleFineWoodwork]

@BazCabinetMaker

Thanks for the reply. After glueing up several more panels it became apparent that a couple of things caused the lifting at the edges.

- Not enough water/steam used to soften the veneer

-More glue applied to the surface

-Too much pressure on the hammer.

Very nice technique, By using hide glue I was able to veneer 15 panels faster than using vacuum bags.