Easy Edge Veneering | Tricks of the Trade

Adding an attractive edge to a plywood board is a simple task, with a little bit of knowledge and a couple of simple tools. We show you how to iron on the edge and clean it up with a file and sandpaper. No problem!
Links to products shown in the video:
Maple Veneer Tape: amzn.to/2VPGRTA
Nicholson Mill File: amzn.to/2T1tn5a

[@MatthewMuro]

If you are working with a long section by yourself, just use painter's tape to keep it in place while you start.

[@bkashas]

After much frustration with both a cheap edge band cutter and an expensive one I found this video and finished my project. Great info 👍

[@aberba]

The file works very well. Even for PVC edges material

[@rjeffm]

Thanks for saving what little I have left of my sanity. After years of fighting with edge band trimmers, this is the ONLY way I will do edge banding from now on.

[@TaylerMade]

i was taught to use a file when i trained. i must admit that i now use a wide blade chisel held flat against the side and angled down. takes it off in one quick peel and then one light run down the edge at 45 with a file and the job is done.

[@ashokmoghe8035]

So do you use the chisel's sharp blade to do the cutting or the side of the chisel like the file to do that cut? Trying to learn. Thanks in advance.

[@imaginautdesigns]

Thanks for making this video. Very helpful. Repurposing a table and the old veneer strip came off. Replacing it and I wasn't sure how to. Got it now!

[@gilcd85]

The best video on the internet here. This just works. Thank you!

[@johnbolton2149]

Agreed. I’ve seen ppl free-climb skyscrapers and cliff faces, trained dogs sniff out fiber optic cable burried under concrete, lions fighting crocodiles for a buffalo, but this…. this is THEE best vid on the net!

[@Abi-yt4te]

Great video! To the point, simple and great music track

[@rw4614]

This guy makes it look so easy

[@kaerenlea7126]

Very helpful and very clearly explained. Thank you.

[@aliharday3402]

Good job. Thank you for sharing

[@BunnyFilms]

Thank you sharing! It is my first time using veneer.

[@toonybrain]

Thank you. Good comprehensive video. Very helpful.

[@rosalindbarnett257]

So helpful, thank you!

[@changeyourshoes123]

you are very patient. and your work looks great thank you...

[@Kevin_geekgineering]

that was beautiful , nice job

[@fredjones43]

Good instruction, thank you

[@viveksabharwal9027]

very well explained 👍🏻

[@briedas87]

Well expleined. File trick is helpful

[@kohkoksiong]

Thanks for the useful info! Will u recommend to do veneer on the Edge first or the main surface of the wood?

[@zahirmamdani2319]

Thanks for the tip. It did a better job.

[@ikymagoo]

great stuff, i've used the Band-It brand trimmer before, but i lost it, so i'm going to give this a try, thanks

[@kennethiman2691]

Nice!

[@shamsularfeen1676]

Very nice tutorial...i have used files before and its all gummed up after many uses on edges...i.doesnt work as good as it was before...is there a way to clean the file ..i used detergent and a brush but its gummed up.

[@robertbrunston5406]

Thanks

[@jamescipher962]

Got those certified apple pie wiggle toes 🇺🇸 craftsman hands thank you sir

[@abraxashindle4880]

Can you veneer a routed curved mitered edge. I have a mdf top on a cabinet, and the edge is not a straight flat edge. The Cabinet top is veneered on bare mdf, but the tops edging im not sure how to go about it or if that is something done at all with veneer.

[@skippylippy547]

No problem! :))

[@randalosgood]

Can one use a palm router to trim it? Or won't the glue hold against that sort of pressure?

[@awb1351]

Could I use veneer edging on a more rough edge like chipboard/particle board? Or would the glue not be sufficient for a good bond, since the cut surface of chipboard is usually not as flat as plywood or solid wood?

[@edmiles5822]

Iron-on veneers will work fine on chipboard. Surprised that nobody replied to you on this before today…

[@wyattsprague2218]

How do you get a dislike on an alternate way of edge banding ? Great tutorial. Not everyone has an edge bander and trimmer.

[@popularwoodworking]

Thanks for the support Wyatt!

[@wyattsprague2218]

100%

[@jerrys576]

If you can afford the tool you should not be in the game. Cheapo.

[@jonathansmith5648]

Hey jerry. How did you even end up commenting on this?? If your KZbin-ing how to do edge banding. You shouldn’t be in the game.

[@jerrys576]

@@jonathansmith5648 I wasn't. It came on after something I was watching so I watched just to see what he had to say. It was a total waste of time.

[@mikedagnall2448]

what about adding veneer in to a round edge of the same type of board

[@dougcarpenter4125]

And as shown on this video Don't be afraid to put your file on it and you need to lay your piece flat down on the table which you standing over it fall left to right it's much easier and then you flip your piece and do the other side it's much easier one shelf or one upright less than 30 seconds then it's time for stain or paint

[@anandyahamdi]

What about using trimmer machine?

[@harryharry8384]

Use old blunted file and file down at an angle and you won't miss chunks like you did and you can just tear into much faster..

[@genesly]

Thank you!

[@blessed2878]

Can this work on particle board?

[@DoingitWithjason]

Does it matter which finger you lick? Great video!

[@popularwoodworking]

It does not, go nuts! :0)

[@khalildas741]

Amazing. Been looking all over the place for a vid that shows how to do veneer edge trimming with a file. I will be using this technique for veneer edge trimming, maybe also for edge banding trimming. I can't afford a router/trimmer.

[@joseph7105]

Prefer to use edge banding tool. Costs about $10 but worth it.

[@ko6128]

Better than all the trimmer gimmicks on market

[@sloppydoggy9257]

Why use a file? Is sandpaper ok?

[@Jimijaz]

When I think about how many thousands of feet of that stuff I've applied.....

[@ABSOLUTfiftytwo]

What if you don’t have an iron? 😬

[@tabhorian]

Don't use your wife's iron. Go down to Goodwill and buy your own for $3.

[@markgkenny2264]

Great video - probably would be a little more helpful if you completed the job and showed us how to use alcohol. Excellent job.

[@cyberS7]

Просто используйте угольник для обрезки

[@ShnickEnHiken]

Do it with quarter sawn oak with no backing now 🤣

[@royvcc5668]

Not a good way to do that.

[@user-in1do9qz3c]

One of the poorest demos of installing shelf edging that I have seen. NEVER - NEVER - NEVER!! draw your file angled up towards the top. ALWAYS ensure the file is angled DOWN as you are trimming the edge. An amateur will learn this very quickly. Too bad the pro isn't really as pro as he would like.... SAD!!

[@fireworxz]

Thanks