The crack-free wood veneer pasting techniques that every master of hand-pasting wood veneer must know

Ask the veneer master, what is the most feared thing when applying wood veneer by hand? The most terrifying thing is that when it is pasted, it looks perfect without any cracking or bubbling. However, when the paint was applied, it was found that the wood veneers on a large number of custom-made furniture had bubbled or cracked. A large quantity of goods could only be reworked or discarded, resulting in heavy losses.

Many high-end furniture factory owners or manual veneer workers have encountered problems that are hard to guard against. The most severely affected area is the manual application of thick wood veneer, where cracking occurs frequently.

So how to solve or avoid and reduce the occurrence of cracking? Fushen Woodworking glue is an expert in this regard!

How to reduce the problem of cracking when applying wood veneer?

Choose the appropriate glue

One point that people might easily overlook is that they think the wood veneer is of poor quality or the operation is improper. But in fact, what kind of glue is used largely affects the operation mode of the wood veneer paster, especially when pasting thick wood veneer by hand.

Here we recommend that you choose quick-drying glue, such as Fushen GW-6565 veneer adhesive, which is suitable for veneer with a thickness of 20 to 150 microns on flat or curved surfaces. It dries quickly in 3 to 5 seconds, does not rebound when applied to shapes, and can still be applied after drying. It has excellent restorability. Using Fushen veneer adhesive can significantly reduce ironing time and lower the risk of wood veneer cracking.

Thick wood veneer should be kept away from water

Many workers choose to wet the wood veneer for the convenience of applying thick wood veneer. The result of this is that when laminating by hand, it takes longer to iron. After lamination, as the moisture in the wood veneer gradually evaporates, it is prone to cracking. This is also why there was no problem when it was pasted at that time, but once the time passed, it cracked.

Apply adhesive on both sides and trim the edges in time

When applying thick wood veneer by hand, it is essential to apply glue on both sides and ensure that the glue on the wood veneer is completely dry while the glue on the base material is half dry before bonding. This approach is more effective in ensuring a firm bond.

After bonding, promptly trim the excess wood veneer to prevent cracking along the trimmed edge when trimming at the end.

Control the ironing temperature

Fushen has always not recommended using ultra-high temperatures for ironing or using non-professional wood-veneer irons. Excessively high temperatures can cause the wood veneer to lose water too quickly and crack.

Here we recommend choosing the GW-1211 ironing iron from Fushen. It is an iron specially developed by Fushen for hand-pasting wood veneer. It can adjust the temperature, which can be controlled between 120 and 200 degrees, effectively avoiding high-temperature ironing of wood veneer.

Be careful when encountering seams

When applying thick wood veneer by hand and encountering seams, it is recommended that the veneer overlap by 1mm to 2mm. Wait until the wood veneer is completely dry before sanding. This can effectively prevent cracking at the joints.

The above are the effective methods for manually pasting wood veneer to reduce cracking. Have you learned them?

Fushen Woodworking Adhesive is a brand of woodworking adhesives under Guangdong Fushen Chemical Co., LTD. It covers water-based environmentally friendly single-component, high-performance wood veneer adhesives, panel gluing adhesives, assembly adhesives, pressing board adhesives, etc., integrating R&D, production and sales.

Fushen was founded in 2005 and has been dedicated to the field of woodworking adhesives for many years. It is committed to developing environmentally friendly and high-performance adhesive products to catch up with international professional standards and is hailed by the wood products industry as "China's Expert in wood veneer adhesives".