Gluing veneer

Regular Titebond will work. It may be tricky as the veneer wants to curl.

-- Pat, Colorado

what you can do is put titebond on both the veneer and substrate and allow them to dry but don’t put the veneer on yet. then once the coating is dry on both the veneer and substrate you can use an iron and iron on the veneer. the iron will soften the glue and they will bond and dry.

Thanks guys. I’m going to experiment a bit. I’ll let you know the results.

-- Bruce from Central New York

Bruce, spray the front side of the veneer with a mist of water and that should keep the veneer from curling up when you apply the glue. Put 2 or 3 coats of glue on each pieces before ironing. This is my favorite way to apply veneer.

-- Tim -- http://tmuli.com

you can use cold press glue ,hide glue ,3m super 77,iron on glue, excelent wed site to help
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Thanks Fritz

Mist it, glue the table, sandwich it between the tabletop and a large piece of ply and then park the car on it overnight.

-- Bob Vila would be so proud of you!

Our own Lee Jesberger has some excellent suggestions at his prowoodworkingtips.com

http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com/Veneering_Index.html

-- "Bordnerizing" perfectly good lumber for over a decade.

You will want to be sure to glue a similar type of veneer on the other side so that it will not warp. Gluing veneer to one side only will not work. They must be glued at the same time.

-- Oldworld, Fair Oaks, Ca

Hi Bruce,

You can do a teenage woodworker said, and as John points out, you should glue veneer to both sides of the project. It prevents the top from cupping. On smaller surfaces that are locked in place, this can be skipped, as the veneer doesn’t have enough pull to do any harm.

When veneering the back side or bottom, you can use a cheaper veneer of the same or similar characteristics.
When ordering the veneer just tell them you need the same quantity for backer. They’ll make suggestions for you.

Titebond also makes cold press veneer glue, which if you are able to clamp it well, across it’s entire surface will also give you a good adhesion.

Douglas; Thanks for remembering my site as well as recommending it. Much appreciated.

Lee

-- by Lee A. Jesberger http://www.prowoodworkingtips.com http://www.ezee-feed.com