Re: Presses / Clamps etc
Learn to hammer veneer? In many ways it's the best method for small and medium sized panels. Requires little in terms of tools.
I have a go bar deck and for veneering it's only probably good for pretty small panels. They don't exert much force compared to a G-clamp.
If you want to use a caul then a number of curved batons on top of the plywood will distribute the pressure. You might be surprised just how difficult it is to get even pressure on something as small as 1 ft x 2 ft. Unfortunately clamping either end without having a helper isn't easy. It can be done though. The larger the area that you need to veneer the more problematic caul veneering becomes. Vacuum veneering works of course but relies on equipment. The PVA/iron on method can work but it isn't reliable, certainly not long term. Same with contact adhesive. At the end of the day you can't beat hammer veneering for the small home workshop. It's also stood the test of time.
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