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This is what i do. I can plane down to 1/32″ using his technique.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Fiwc5yGHn4
@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,
PaulHi @kjord,
Thank you for the reply. My neighbor yesterday described me as a purist since I would go for a charcoal smoker over propane. I think he’s probably right, which is why I wanted to do this with the hot hide glue and no clamps or vacuum bags.
The only changes to my procedure that I would modify are step 10 – The modeling pins were not needed at all. I was able to seat the veneer by starting with gentle pressure in the center.
The only pieces that needed warming and a touch up were the edges. I’ve since cleaned up and planed the overhanging edges off and everything looks very tight. I’ve also scraped up the excess glue from the veneer and it looks very good. I don’t have a picture right now, but will post one.
I’m going to do more tests, but I think that I’ll end up doing this on my project.
Best regards,
PaulThanks Jake,
Lots of good information there. I’m liking the idea of clamping the veneer between two straight boards and planing straight. Then taping as part of the glue up. I’ll see if the local hardware store has orange tape.
I’ll keep you posted on my practice runs!
Cheers,
PaulThanks Jake,
This was the first time so I wanted to just go simple. I was expecting it to be much more tricky than it ended up being.
My next test is going to be book matching. Imagine the darker end of the veneer in the center of 3 drawer fronts, book matched. As I understand there are a couple of methods that I could choose?
The first would be to cut, match and tape the pieces together then hammer veneer the whole piece.
The second method would be to veneer one half, then lay the second half down with a slight overlap and cut and peel the veneer then tack the joint down with the iron and hammer.
The second method appeals, but I question how to get a centered and accurate cut line which would match up for all three drawers.
I’ve attached a photo of the planned end recipient of the veneer (the 3 drawer fronts, cock beaded) assuming I get competent enough to follow through will all of this veneering – they’ll get the cock beading regardless.
Your thoughts and opinions will be truly welcomed.
Regards,
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I tried it out and it went surprisingly well. I managed to take a small gouge of the veneer on the first attempt, but that was because I overworked it. The second attempt went to plan and it seems like a very quick and simple technique.
I tapped the veneer with a small screwdriver to test for any dead spots and it sounds nice and tightly adhered.
I guess that I’ll find out tomorrow how it looks when i trim the edges and do some light scraping to get any excess glue from the veneer.
Here’s a picture. Albeit not the best photo.
Regards,
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