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@ballinger Thank you!
Hammer veneering is the technique. You use a veneer hammer which is not really a hammer in the sense that you use it like a squeegee. Google veneer hammer and chose images and you’ll see plenty. You can buy them or probably quite easily build your own. I managed to find a vintage french one so that’s what I used.
Depending on the veneer you use you probably need to flatten it first. I used Super Soft 2 and let the veneer flatten in between 2 heavy floor tiles weighted down with more floor tiles for a week. The tiles are heavy 🙂
https://www.veneersupplies.com/products/Super-Soft-2-Veneer-Softener-Conditioner.html
I also used some walnut burl veneer from that supplier.
You also need hot hide glue. Which you mix up from solid pellets and water and heat in a pot until it’s quite runny. Cut you veneer slightly oversize, brush glue on the substrate, put the veneer face side down on that glue and apply glue to the face side. Flip over and then whilst everything is still warm squeegee out the glue and with the veneer hammer and force the veneer onto the substrate. Let everything dry, trim and scape of the glue from the face and you’re done 🙂
It does need a little bit of practice, but I found it not as difficult as I imagined.
That’s a bit of an oversimplification so here’s a couple of videos…
Let me know if you have questions or want more details.
Cheers,
Paul