How to Work with Wood Veneer - Tools Tips and Techniques

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[@peterfitzpatrick7032]

Yay !!.... Another JP vid !! 🤗 As a kid, I used to love watching my late father, a cabinetmaker, doing veneer and inlay work in our garage... all handtools... Today, at 66y.o., I am still in awe of his skills... a machinist by trade myself, I started (DIY) woodworking about 10 years ago as an hommage to him.. Thank you Jon.. 😎👍☘️🍻

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Great information.

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It's something to shoot for after I master the box making process... Thanks Jon...🤘🤘🤘

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Many thanks for sharing, Jon! Enjoy your Sunday!

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[@emilevoyer123]

THANKS FOR THE GREAT VIDEO

[@SawdustmakerLori]

Great tips Jon! I'd like to do some veneer projects and will definitely refer back to your video's when I'm ready.

[@namewithoutdigits]

Good video and info, thanks for sharing.

[@jacktyler7599]

Jon, we know you've made many fine pieces of furniture for customers. Are clients typically looking for solid wood furniture? Do you typically discuss the benefits of veneer, presumably including its lower cost? The wider choice of exotic veneer woods suggests the client could feel more creative in pattern, tone, texture, etc choices. Or do they just see it as simply an imitation of sorts?

[@kenc2257]

That's some nice veneer you're working with. That fumed eucalyptus is really attractive.

[@dpmeyer4867]

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[@tintansigloXXI]

Ahora solo me falta conseguir un proveedor de calidad de este lado del Río. Saludos

[@awbuboltz]

I'm in the process of sanding down and refinishing my kitchen. Next up is the plywood faces which I am planning to veneer. The problem is it's a vertical surface and I don't think contact cement would be a great option for that, especially since I won't be able to flush trim after the fact, it will have to be cut exact. Have you ever used contact cement on a vertical surface? How about an adhesive backed veneer?

[@edstroeher6735]

You should try using raw unbacked veneer. A wide variety of species and types of cuts available. Completely different process, but very rewarding.

[@1deerndingo]

Great video. Question: Do I have to veneer both sides when using non-water based contact adhesive. Just what I needed. I don't have a huge vacuum bag and pump. I find the ironing on wide sheets of veneer can cause cracking/splits in the veneer. So I was thinking that contact adhesive might be the answer. Thank you

[@mikejustice1196]

Hi Jon, what Milwaukee router is that please? Thanks, Mike

[@MuraiWoodworks]

hello, so recently I had a project using quarter cut maple veneer and I used the contact cement method as I dont have any veneer press or a vacuum bag but it end up a massive failure. the results were terrible as the veneer was badly wrinkled and wavy (it was wrinkled and wavy even before I glued them on the substrate). I noticed that as the contact cement is applied and starts to tack up, condensation occurs on the opposite side of the veneer and water seeps into it causing more movement in the fibers which makes it more wavy and wrinkled. Is this problem happened because maple veneer is hard to work with or my method/shop environment (humidity) is whats causing this problem?

[@JasonLefevers]

Veneer, again?

[@tomsop]

I don't understand the economics of using veneer. Looks like you were using baltic birch as a substrate - I bought maple plywood furniture grade for far less than if I veneered baltic birch. I understand more exotic species are difficult to obtain as a piece of plywood - can you talk about the economics of veneer. How does money impact what substrate you use, etc.

[@glenwally5897]

I think it’s easier to veneer a box made the way he makes them then try and miter the corner of a box with a pre finished plywood. As the Baltic birch goes it may be more stable, less voids between ply’s which would help screw bite and grab a little better and it may be flatter. But I could be wrong lol.