That is neat, but Dan you don't use PVA or cold press adhesive, you use hyde glue, right?
Correct Hank. On the 2 tables I have built, I didn't tape all the pieces together before glue up. I just take out my veneer hammer and put them in one piece at a time. You're wondering? The last piece -- yes it is cut a bit larger and fit on both sides as you hammer it down.
Fast forward: I have a veneer bag now and I would do it the way he did it except I would use hide glue on both sides of the veneer and put some salt in the mix to slow it down and leave me more time before placing it in the bag.
Now what about edge banding - I am guessing you don't use iron-on banding. So, how would you do that?
Again hide glue with some painter's tape to hold in place or if the pieces are thick enough you can simply do a "rub joint" application. I did it both ways on my tables and I use hide to repair all of the edge banding that comes to me for repairs. Most of the time I just take a clothes iron if it was built before 1950 and apply some heat and tape it back.