Darryl Keil
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Location: Maine
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Dennis,
Veneering all four rounded edges of a flat panel is a bit tricky but can be done.
I would first veneer the flat face of the panel by masking off the top about 1/2" back from where the round overs start. Roll your glue on the panel face and then remove the masking tape. Press this panel face down so the extra overhanging veneer cannot be damaged by the bag. Now that your veneer is locked in position on the panel, mark and cut the veneer at all four corners so that when the bag pulls the veneer down to the round overs the veneer meets nicely at the corners.
To know what shape to cut the veneer, start by making a paper template on a sample panel with the same radius as your final one. Test your template on this panel until you know where to mark the veneer so you get a clean miter. Once you're confident do it on the real panel.
On the real panel brush glue on the radiused edges making sure you push glue up onto the top where the first glue lines end. Elevate the panel up on a piece of 2" rigid Styrofoam so the bag can apply good pressure on the vertical edges before it sweeps down onto the platen. You really have to do all four radiused edges at once.
Hope this gives you a general idea of the process.
Sincerely
Darryl Keil
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