Working with Veneer

[chrisouten]

Hey all. I'm in the middle of a kitchen renovation and one of my next projects is going to be updating the kitchen island. We have decided to put a white oak veneer on it instead of just ripping it up and making a whole new kitchen island. I just have a couple of questions before I really get started as I have never worked with veneer before

• Where do you usually purchase veneer? I was just planning on getting it from Rockler since I can get the PSA in full 4x8 sheets for a pretty decent price and I have a gift certificate there as well. But I'm open to other suggestions.
• Is PSA veneer going to be okay for a kitchen island? From what I have read most people use it in kitchens with no issues. Just wondering if anyone has had any experience
• Finally, any "gotchas" I should be aware of that aren't often stated in instructions or tutorial videos. It seems pretty straight forward with the only difficult part really being the face frame.

Thanks everyone.

 

[Bill E]

Try Joe’s veneers .HE has iron on as well as using veneer glue .Quick delivery, and provides plenty of instructions . On-line sales only , have been ordering for5 years or more no problems Bill E

 

[JNCarr]

Hard to make any specific recommendations without seeing what's being veneered.
VeneerSupplies.com (maybe that's the same as Joes veneers). I've bought a lot of veneers there and always great quality.

 

[Matt Furjanic]

Certainlywood.com

 

[cobraguy]

If you are near one of the Klingspor stores, they have PSA in 4x8, as well as some smaller sizes.

 

[Rwe2156]

Certainly Wood. What finish in cabs? How are you going to apply it?

 

[chrisouten]

Sorry the delay here. The cabinets I believe have a layer of poly on them. I have attached a few pictures for reference. Unfortunately I'm on a bit of time crunch so I think I'm just going to get the veneers from Capital City Lumber. I went by Klingspor and unfortunately they didn't have 4x8 sheets in the type I wanted.

 

[JNCarr]

Veneersupplies.com usually ships the same day if ordered by 4pm. Usually takes 1-3 days to get.