[stevehertz]

I started the veneering today. Being a nice dry sunny day it was ideal to lay out the veneer and plan where I was going to cut the various pieces from. I've cut out the two large side pieces and the top. The strips will not be a problem, I'll cut those out when the other pieces are in place and sanded level with the surrounding chipboard. I cut the pieces slightly oversize to allow for fine fettling using a scalpel and sandpaper afterwards. At the moment just one side piece is glued in place. As I speak it's still under compression courtesy of six house bricks. Tomorrow I'll trim that side off and veneer the other side. The Titebond 'Cold press for veneer' glue seemed to work well. It's quite thick and tacky, and is a stone in colour, it's not just a white wood glue.