On 2018-01-22 8:48 PM, Joseph Sullivan wrote:
> Very interesting.  Beautiful stuff, too.  I was considering using ply as well.
At 3/16ths, it is very close to my +- 1/8 stock.  What glue did you use?  I have
heard people who swear that veneers need special glue, but as I have never
worked with it, I am in the dark.  My inclination would have been to use
Tightbond II but the last thing I want to do is mess up a painstakingly built
piece by using the wrong glue.
>
> Joe

The traditional adhesive is a form of hide glue. with low Bloom 
strength. See Lee Valley for a bit of info. It is used where great 
strength isn't needed. Because it it is relatively slow to gel, it gives 
you time to position the veneer. The great advantage of hide glue is 
that it can readily be softened with heat should things go south, and 
you need to lift the veneer for a second try. And you don't need to 
scrape it off should that happen! It will stick to itself. I wold not 
use Titebond.

FWIW

Don

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