Here's what our customers are doing with our veneers and vacuum presses.

Veneered Coffee Table
Created by Don DeDobbeleer
Veneer: Bird's Eye Maple, Wenge

Jewelry Boxes
Created by Randy Audette
Veneer: Maple Burl, Curly Maple

Veneered Desk
Created by Mike Watts
Veneer: Quilted Bubinga

Rose Table
Created by Dennis Zongker
Veneer: Walnut Burl, Camphor Burl, Maple Burl
Comments: By using veneer I was able to mix up the veneers into a nice blend of colors for a natural look. I used a traditional method of marquetry. Also by shading the veneer with silica sand, to give the veneer a 3-D look.  I then finished the top with clear polyurethane to bring out all the natural colors of the veneer.  To add carvings to this piece of furniture I hand carved eagle wings, the lion's face and violin scrolls.

Boxes
Created by Arron Davies
Veneer: Walnut Burl, Elm Burl

1971 Triumph Spitfire Dashboard
Created by Don Fremont
Veneer: Bird's Eye Maple

Nursery Furniture
Created by Kyle O'Donnell
Veneer:Walnut Burl

Cajon Drums
Created by Dan Gindling
Veneer: Walnut, Black Limba

Blanket Chest
Created by Geoff Webster
Veneer: Quilted Apa
Comments: This is a chest built from a plan by Wood Magazine called the Heirloom Blanket Chest.  The plan called for cherry panels, but I couldn't resist trying out the Apa (Mahogany on the reverse).

End Tables
Created by David Bohnhoff
Veneer: Zebrawood

Drum Set
Created by Richard Eesley
Veneer: Birch
Comments: I veneered my 1965 Slingerland drum set with birch veneer from VeneerSupplies.com. They used to be a horrible purple sparkle. They came out perfect, I couldn’t be happier.

Veneered Chest
Created by Bryce Macartney
Veneer:Oak Burl

Assorted Drums
Created by Dan Rolen
Veneers: Ambrosia Maple, Curly Cherry

High-End Surfboard
Created by Robert Rudline
Veneers: Koa, Figured Spanish Cedar

Entertainment Center
Created by Lucas Brown
Veneer: Birds Eye Maple

Small Table and Tall Chest
Created by Joseph Butterweck
Veneer:

Veneered Box
Created by Lorne Carmichael
Veneers: Quilted Maple, Madrone Burl
Comments: Here are some pictures of my latest project. It's a box that was commissioned (my first!) as a gift for the artistic director of a community choir where I sing. It is the choir's tenth anniversary, and the board of directors invited all the members to write or record their thoughts and messages about the last ten years so that we could give them to the director. I was asked to make a box to hold them all.

Jewelry Box
Created by Bill Wyko
Veneer: Maple Burl

Jewelry Boxes
Created by Brice Macartney
Veneer: Walnut Burl
Customer Comments: I use the cold press method and lots of cauls and clamps. Seems to have worked fine. I looked into a vacuum press but decided I could simply utilize my clamps (and your glue)and improvise. Now armed with some early success, I may try something more ambitious.

Bass Guitar
Created by Jeff Nachtrieb
Veneer: Walnut Burl

Drum Set
Created by Alex Radiches
Veneer: Reconstituted Ebony Veneer

Various Furniture Pieces
Created by Don Bedlington
Veneer: Quilted Bubinga

Coffee Table
Created by Lorne Carmichael
Veneers: Sapele, Madrone, Walnut and Satinwood
Comments: This was an old Duncan Phyfe style coffee table that was not even worth refinishing. Looks a lot better now!

Snare Drums
Created by Dennis Stauffer
Veneer: Azul Copper

18th Century Style Small Bookcase
Created by Jean-Francois Cote
Veneers: Amboyna Burl, Curupixa Quilted, Quartersawn Mahogany

Tables and Stationary Box
Created by Ken Reaney
Veneer: Camphor Burl, Redwood Burl
Comments: The tables are all made from solid cherry with a dark nut brown stain. The centers are camphor burl trimmed with basswood. I had six sheets in the lot, so two went to the end tables and I did a quad match on the coffee table. The stationary box is redwood burl, book matched on all sides with a quad match on top.  The opener itself, the handle and the legs are bloodwood. The trims again are basswood and black veneer.

 

Custom Drum
Created by Sean Sullivan
Veneer: Birds Eye Maple (Dyed with Purple Transtint)

Custom Guitar Work
Created by Mike Hinderks
Veneer: Various

Custom Drum Set
Created by Lee Gibson
Veneer: Birds Eye Maple

 

Kayak Paddle
Created by Kenny Kiley
Veneer: Various

 

Veneered Table
Created by Brian McClain
Veneer: Walnut Burl

   

Keepsake Box
Created by Tom Starbuck
Veneer: Walnut Burl

  

Veneered Harps
Created by Larry Fisher
Veneer: Quilted Maple, Koa, Curly Maple

     

Violin Case
Created by Martin Biller
Veneer: Birds Eye Maple

   

Weaved Veneer Basket/Crate
Created by: Ahmad Sayyadalipour
Veneer: Ash

  

Veneered Box
Created by: Kim Hillard
Veneer: Walnut Burl, Maple Burl
Comments: I am including two pictures of the U of M box I just completed for my son. Walnut burl and maple burl veneer were used for the top and bottom. The sides are solid walnut with cherry trim and the liner is redwood.

 

Veneered Cabinetry
Created by: Gerald Brumer
Veneer: Curly Walnut, Laurel Burl

   

Kitchen Remodel
Created by: Steven Hammersmith
Veneer: Paperbacked Cherry
Comments: Thanks for the veneers. I did try a local supplier's veneer but theirs were not as good as yours! This is for my kitchen and I have been working on it between jobs since last summer. Everything was built from scratch except for the counter top.

  

Table Top
Created by Lorne Carmichael
Veneer: Quilted Sapele
Comments: It's been a long time since I've learned so much on one project! So it's all good and it does look better than the original - a funky old table that had been around for years.

 

Fine Cabinetry
Created by Mike O'Donnell
Veneers: Elm Burl, Karelian Birch Burl
Comments: The veneer for the doors of the sideboard were purchased from VeneerSupplies.com. This project is featured this month in the Reader's Gallery of the Finewoodworking magazine.

 

Veneered Drum Set
Created by Greg Abrom
Veneer: Crema Etimoe, Tamo Ash, Quilted Bubinga
Comments: Greg's drums are amazing. Here are more fine examples of his excellent craftsmanship.

 

Stereo Speakers
Created by Pierre Collin
Veneer: AAA Quilted Cherry
Comments: I just finished a loudspeaker project using a cherry curly veneer from yours and the result is awesome! For pressing, only a bunch of 2 x 4 ft, one inch thick MDF boards and heavy things I had on hand. The most delicate part was to make sure the glue was evenly spread. Finish is with 4 layers of Danish oil.

 

Vacuum Pressed Gun Holster
Created by: Philip Bernie
Comments: I thought you may be interested to see some of these pix. The vacuum pump and bag works GREAT! These photos are all the same holster as it goes through the stages. Keep in mind before going into the vacuum bag its just a rounded piece of leather with no definition whatsoever. I put the nozzle right at the very butt of the gun so it sucks all the air out of the gun and holster. The holster was wet when it went in and came out just damp. The vacuum actually sucked a lot of the water out as it formed the holster around the gun.

  

Veneered Subwoofer Cabinets
Created by: Alec Bailey
Comments: Here are some pictures of a project I finished that used quilted Bubinga I purchased from you earlier this year. Veneer was attached using Better Bond Heat-Lock, treated with pure Tung oil and then finished in gloss oil based polyurathane. I am really happy about the end result.

  

Curly Olive Ash and Red Gum Guitars
Created by: Nathan Guillot

  

Quilted Maple Guitar
Created by: David M. Simon
Veneer: Quilted Maple
Comments: I hand built from scratch a semi-hollow body Les Paul style guitar that I covered front and back with AAA Quilted Maple veneer from VeneerSupplies.com.  After all the wood work was completed I handed the guitar over to master automotive painter Kevin Campbell of Country Collision in South Chicago Heights, IL, who gave it an unbelievable transparent blue finish that really made the grain of the veneer pop.

      

 

Fireplace Mantel
Created by: Alan Seglin
Veneer: Quilted Mahogany
Comments: This fireplace was made with quilted mahogany and wenge.

  

 

Blanket Chest
Created by: Myanna Pontoppidan
Veneer: Birds Eye Maple
Comments: I and my friend Sandy Chaet made two identical blanket chests. The frame is Sapele wood, the outside veneer is birdseye maple, and the inside veneer is birch. We fell in love with veneering, especially with the high quality product from this website. 

  

 

Custom Drum Set
Created by Jody Lutz
Veneer: Quilted Maple
Comments: This kit was made for Jody's booth at the Chicago Drum Show  (May 16 - 17, 2010). 

  

Spider Box
Created by Dave Wood
Veneer: Maple Burl
Comments: The "Spider Box" is constructed with sliding panels and a secret combination to open. There is also one hidden secret drawer. The framework and drawers are made from walnut. The interior is cherry and the panels are veneered with my favorite veneer set from VeneerSupplies.com, a combination of quilt and burl maple. The web on the top is a wenge inlay and the spider is a particularly bright piece of rosewood. The legs are made from wound guitar strings covered in several layers of flocking.

    

Bath Vanity
Created by Kenneth George
Veneer: Walnut Burl
Comments: This is a great example of how a veneer can turn a typically boring piece of furniture into something truly extraordinary.

Lingerie Chests
Created by Timothy Dixon
Veneer: Walnut Burl
Comments: I work out of my unheated garage, and winter time in Minnesota is not conducive to my hobby. Our spring has been warm so I have finished what I started last fall. I got the plans from "Popular Woodworking" December 2006, issue # 159. I built one of the lingerie chests for my daughter for Christmas. I built the other lingerie chest to give to the International Order of Jobs Daughters, Bethel # 76 of White Bear Lake, Minnesota, to raffle off to raise money.  I changed the dimensions from the plans in "Popular Woodworking" so my daughter can look into the top drawer without standing on a step stool. The Chests are 56 1/2" tall, 23" deep, and 31 1/4" wide. The sides are black walnut plywood, the feet, trim, face frames, doors, and drawer fronts are solid black walnut. The walnut burl is from VeneerSupplies.com.

   

Custom Desk
Created by: Tim Neun
Veneer: Quilted Maple
Comments: My client was dazzled and the quilted maple I got from you was of such high quality and grade that I now have only one veneer supplier - VeneerSupplies.com

Rolls Royce Restoration
Created by: Howland Blackiston
Veneer: Walnut Burl
Comments: The beautiful burl veneer and the Honey Amber Transtint dye I purchased (from VeneerSupplies.com) allowed me to create a near-perfect match for the book-matched burl door panels I fabricated for my Rolls Royce. The dyes allowed me to “push” the veneer color in an “orange” direction that was needed to match Rolls Royce’s burlwood.

  

Antique Veneer Table
Created by: Al Mayo
Veneer: Elm Burl
Comments: First time veneering, turned out well. Have been a woodworker many years but always worked with solid.  We picked up this table for $15 at an estate sale. The original veneer was a four piece book match but most of one piece was gone and the rest were badly damaged. I played around with some designs before coming up with what you see. 

Veneered Box
Created by Bill Wyko (Tucson, Arizona)
Veneer: Curly Imbuya
Comments: Here's a very interesting use of contrasting woods. Well done!

Miscellaneous Veneered Projects
Created Dave Wood (Perryville, Maryland)
Veneers: Walnut Burl, Other
Comments: Talk about talent! Dave's work is outstanding. The pictures just don't do justice to the work.

Media Cabinet
Created by Brian Bieger (Portland, Oregon)
Veneer: Quilted Maple
Comments: Quilted maple veneer over hardwood ply, birch veneer, and bubinga hardwood. Finished with danish oil and wax. The cabinet has a three fan cooling system that turns on at 90 degrees and is utterly silent.

Veneered Drums
Created by Ron Adams (New Haven, Connecticut)
Veneers: Mahogany, Cherry
Comments: This is a greate example of how a simple veneer can make for a stunning project.

Veneered Chest
Created by Joseph Butterweck (Kailua-Kona, Hawaii)
Veneer: Walnut, Koa, Wenge
Comments: On the first piece, the choice of curly and crotch veneers are an excellent complement to one another. The second chest appears to use curly koa and wenge veneers which really make this stand out.

 

Surfboard
Created by James Mizell (Santa Ana, California)
Veneer: Bamboo
Comments: Yikes... stuff like this makes you appreciate how veneer is all around us. It can be used on almost anything!

Veneered Cabinet
Created by Kurt Kaster (Portland, Oregon)
Veneers: Walnut Burl, Pommele Sapele
Comments: Words can't describe such beauty. You won't find pieces like this at your local furniture store!

Computer Cases
Created by Paul Loria (Rochester, New York)
Veneers: Tamo Ash, Maple Burl, and more
Comments: Here is something you don't see often.... veneered computer cases.

Drum Set
Re-Veneered and Finished by Dana Brown (Hurst, Texas)
Veneer: Quilted Bubinga
Comments: Dana used Heat Lock veneer glue for this outstanding project.

Pool Table
Refinished by Brad Fallert (Bloomsdale, Missouri)
Veneer: Ribbon Stripe Mahogany 2-Ply Veneer
Comments: I bought the table for 500 dollars it was all painted black so I stripped all the old veneer off the legs and the sides and had no top rails made. Now it is worth between 15,000 to 18,000 according to a classic billiards expert.

100 Year Old Cabinet
Refinished by Steven Hammersmith (Carol Stream, Illinois)
Veneer: Walnut Burl
Comments: Steve used Better Bond Cold Press glue in the "dark" color to apply this walnut veneer.

Guitars
Created by David Schramm (Clovis, California)
Veneer: Assorted
Comments: The Schramm/Rodriguez model features the definitive elements of this Andalusian icon. The fret wire used is wider than tradition frets and is the same wire used by Sir Pepe Romero in his guitars. The neck is shaped using templates Mr.Schramm made from close study of Bill Kanengiser's 1977 Rodriguez guitar. The veneering is done with the Project: EVS vacuum press system.

 

Cedar Chest Restoration
Created by John Donofrio (Taylors, South Carolina)
Veneer: Paperbacked Mahogany
Comments: These are before and after shots of John's cedar chest. It is finished with 1 coat 1# cut blonde shellac (from flakes) to seal it. Then he stained it with antique cherry to attempt to color match the existing mahogany veneer at the edges on the front. He then applied 4 coats 2# cut shellac to the entire piece. The final layer is Johnson's paste wax applied with 0000 steel wool and then buffed out.

 

Drum Set
Created by Greg Abrom (Rutherford, New Jersey)
Veneer: Quilted Bubinga
Comments: The picture of this drum kit will be in the October 2008 issue of Modern Drummer Magazine.

Ocelot
Created by Robert Manning (Los Angelos, California)
Veneer: Tamo Ash
Comments: Ocelot is a strip built 1/2 scale model built with yellow poplar strips, the Tamo Ash was vacuum veneered over the compound curved poplar deck. The cockpit combing is coopered and sculpted California Walnut Burl. The segmented edge is California walnut and hard maple. Ocelot won a first place award at the "2008 Design in Wood" contest in San Diego, California. Images © by Robert Manning.

Guitars
Created by Neil Van Zile, Jr. (Westmoreland, New Hampshire)
Veneer: Curly Maple
Comments: Pictures 1 and 2 show a guitar that started off as an old Teisco Japanese copy of the Gibson ES-335. I used flamed maple, your Dark Vintage Maple dye to bring out the flame, and Heat-Lock glue to do the veneering. Thankfully it sounds as good as it looks. Picture 3 shows a telecaster-style guitar I build using an ash body with flamed maple veneer on the face. Again I used the Dark Vintage Maple Transtint dye to bring out the flame and finished it with a cherry sunburst. I call it the "T Bucket".

Harp
Created by Larry Fisher (Winnipeg, Manitoba)
Veneer: Quilted Maple
Comments: Here's a picture of a harp that I recently finished that went to a customer in Ireland. Quilted maple veneer was used in the construction of the round back harp body. The hardwoods I used on this harp were western quilted maple and Indonesian rosewood. The soundboard is western red cedar.

Cedar Chest
Created by Reagn Smetak (Rio Rancho, New Mexico)
Veneer: Paperbacked Oak

Walnut Burl Table
Created by Les Bodwell (North Berwick, Maine)
Veneer: Walnut Burl

Humidor
Created by Bill Wyko (Tucson, Arizona)
Veneer: Elm Burl

Snare Drum
Created by Kevin Smee
Veneer: Quilted Maple
Comments: I was a little apprehensive with my first veneering project (a snare drum shell) and couldn't have been happier with your products. I bought a quilted maple veneer and used the Heat Lock adhesive to attach it. I was a little skeptical to try a product that you use a clothing iron to activate, but boy did it work well. I couldn't justify a vacuum press and the Heat Lock adhesive bonded really well. The snare drum is done now and has gotten rave reviews on two drumming forums for it's wild quilted maple figure.

Stereo Speaker Restoration
Created by J.P. Thal-Larsen
Veneer: Paperbacked Cherry
Comments: When I got these vintage JBL tower speakers, I could tell that they had the potential of being very capable speakers. I went with the paper backed veneer with the PSA, and opted for cherry to match our décor. This being my first veneer job, it went incredibly well. The PSA veneer is extremely easy to work with. The extra cost of the PSA was well worth the ease of installation, in my opinion. I aged the cherry with a lye/water solution (1 tbsp lye to 16 oz. of water) and a wipe-over with clean water to even things out. It immediately had the desired effect. I followed up with 3 coats of Watco Danish Oil. 

Cabinetry
Created by Roger Reinsch
Veneer: Quilted Maple
Comments: The frames are hard maple tinted with Transtint Dark Vintage Maple at 24:1 in alcohol. The quilted maple is tinted at 60:1. The finish is Sherwin Williams Water White Conversion Varnish. Needless to say, we are very happy with the results.

Desk, Mantel, and Jewelry Box
Created by Patrick Smith
Veneer: Walnut Burl, Maple Burl
Comments: Patrick owns Appalachian Fine Cabinetry in Asheville NC. Here are some pieces he has made from our veneers.

Writing Desk
Created by Matt Stark
Veneer: Quilted Maple
Comments: Matt does quite a bit of veneer work. This desk is example of the superb craftsmanship and meticulous design that he puts into his work.

 

Quilt Rack and Compass Table
Created by Bill Arnold
Veneer: Wenge, Quilted Maple, Bubinga
Comments: The bentwood project is a "Compass Table". I used my vacuum press for the veneered panel on the top and to shape the curved apron.

Hi Fi Stereo Speakers
Created by Jack Gifford
Veneer: Paperbacked Rosewood
Comments: It was obvious to me that rosewood was an excellent choice. Both cabinets got ... Watco danish oil. I let it soak in the oil till it was almost hard to spread the residue anymore. Then it dried overnight. The next day, the small amount of varnish in the Watco left a somewhat shiny finish, but was subdued with an application of elbow grease using 0000 steel wool.

1979 Mini Dashboard
Created by Harold Speirs
Veneer: Claro Walnut Burl
Comments: This was Harold's first veneer project. Congratulations!!!

Tansukan Chests
Created by Jim Dukatnic
Veneers: Tamo Ash, Birds Eye Maple, Quilted Bubinga, Walnut Burl
Comments: A one-man workshop, Tansukan is rooted in artistic expression and craftsmanship....Every chest is traditionally crafted using a mixture of traditional and exotic woods from around the world. Like their antique counterparts, Tansukan chests represent a wide range of shapes, sizes, and purposes, each with its own artistic influence.

Antique Radio Restoration
Created by Bob Chesarek
Veneer: Curly Walnut
Comments: I used the Heat Lock (adhesive) and it worked as described. The radio is a 1938 Airline, sold by Montgomery Wards.

Veneered Hope Chest
Created by Larry Gambee
Veneer: Paperbacked Pine

Psaltery
Created by Bruce Major
Veneer: Quilted Bubinga
Comments: A psaltery is a stringed musical instrument of the harp or the zither family. The psaltery of Ancient Greece dates from at least 300 BC, it was a harp-like instrument.

Veneered Cabinet
Created by Scott and Debra Salyer
Veneer: Maple (natural and stained with Transtints)
Comments: We purchased a kit last year and put together a system. Everything worked flawlessly from the start. Our first project was a curved maple cabinet that opens to create a home office. This is the picture that was published in this month's San Diego At Home magazine.

Veneered Jewelry Box and Coffee Table
Created by Scott Presson
Veneers: Redwood Burl, Quilted Mahogany, Birds Eye Maple, Kirelian Birch Burl

Veneered Boxes
Created by Jef Spencer
Website: www.RefinedPallet.com
Veneers: Quilted Maple, Quilted Bubinga, Eucalyptus Burl

Drum Kit
Created by Richard Austin
Veneer: Bird's Eye Walnut