How To Wood Veneer Furniture

When it is not possible to take a patch from the same piece of furniture try to purchase a matching veneer or a veneer edging tape at your local home improvement center.

How to wood veneer furniture. If the veneer is in good condition and isnt chipping you can sand prime and paint like you would any piece of furniture. With a sharp craft knife or razor blade carefully scrape out as much of the old glue as possible. If you bend it up youll damage it.

Step-by-step DIY instructions on how to repaint or refinish laminate wood veneer or particle board furniture such as a bedside table. You want to ensure that you sand and re-stain every nook cranny edge and inside corner. Because veneer wood pieces are cross-sections of real wood.

A veneer hammer which is really more of a stiff blunt metal scraper attached to a long handle is used to smooth out the veneer on the substrate and to squeegee out excess amounts of the heat-activated glue used in. Press a utility knife underneath the edge on a seam and lift to remove the veneer. In this three-part woodworking video series Fine Woodworking contributor Bob Van Dyke demonstrates basic veneering techniques including softening and flattening rough cutting seaming and glue-up while preparing a period-appropriate book-matched drawer front.

The veneer is sensitive to wet atmosphere and can absorb moisture resulting in the peeling of the hardwood layer. Lightly sand with 320-grit sandpaper after each coat and wipe with a tack cloth before applying another for a smooth finish. Fixing a scratch doesnt have to be complicated or expensive even in veneer or laminate furniture.

In this weeks video I use Zebrawood veneer to turn this old used piece of furniture into the new focal piece in our home. Be the first to leave a comment. If the veneer is damaged or has chipped off in some places but isnt loose and flaky you can either fill it with wood-putty and sand it smooth OR you can embrace the character and prime and paint right over it.

You can make veneer wood from fallen trees and also from scrap wood. Learn how to use and apply wood ven. Hammer veneering is the oldest method of applying wood veneer to a substrate.