edge gluing veneers

Press them down with bricks

To be successful they really need to be the same thickness, as clamping works much better if they are. Also you don't need to use a whole lot of clamping pressure ... easy does it.

Much as the other poster said, use bricks to keep thin parts flat when clamping. Not a bad idea to keep a bunch of bricks in the shop, covered with duct tape, as they come in handy on many glue-ups.

I guess that would be 2 or 3 bricks per board, wouldn't it?

Harvey

Hmm, so I have seen on TV! Thanks for the suggestions. Any ideas on getting them the same thickness?

Harvey

Heres the way luthiers do it.

Ayup depending on the brick size. How were these cut? Is at least 1 face of each jointed/smooth? What will you be doing with the completed panel? Joe

Thanks for the link. I now remember seeing the show, and that is exactly what I tried! I think my problem was 1.)I am trying to glue 4 boards at once. Perhaps 2 at a time would be better. and 2.) the pieces are a bit different thicknesses, but this would again be helped by gluing 2 at once, I think.

Thanks, Harvey

Actually, not completely. I did run each newly exposed face over the jointer after cutting with the band saw, but only enough to take out any bad irregularities. The edges were jointed before resawing.

I am veneering the top of a cabinet.

Harvey

Do you also post under the name "stryped"?