I recently moved into a new workshop that has a 3 ton veneer press. I've never really wanted to work with veneers as it seemed a right pain in the bum. My workshop partner has a wealth of knowledge of veneering and was only too pleased to show me the ropes. He suggested I get some veneer glue, but seeing as I only use titebond 3 for my furniture, it seemed right to try this too. At first he wasn't too sure on it but once we got it out the press he couldn't believe how simple it was. Cannot recommend this enough.

This glue is not useful for anything but gluing laminate onto panels with a hydraulic press.I wanted to glue laminate onto panels using a vacuum bag, and it is useless for this application because the glue doesn’t dry in the absence of air.I tried using up the glue for other jobs so it wouldn’t be wasted, and it was hopeless for each application.I don’t have a hydraulic press, so this was a complete waste of money for me.

I have always loved titebond glues, they are reliable and economical, this glue works great for veneer, I would defiantly recommend it.

I’ve used this glue mostly with paper backed 10 mil veneer, with my largest glue up measuring 48” x 36” (120 cm x 90 cm). I use vacuum pressing exclusively. The key to prevent rippling is not applying the glue too thick. If you do, the veneer and its paper backing absorb too much moisture from the glue and rippling occurs, even with a strong vacuum. I make pencil marks on my substrate and then use a foam roller to apply the glue so that the pencil marks are still visible when the glue has been rolled on with sufficient thickness. Applied and pressed correctly, the glue works well. Highly recommended.