New tools make laminating easy. What is available in commercial vacuum presses for veneering. Eleven pumps and nine bags are viewed. Includes tips on building a press for under $100.
FINE WOODWORKING #99 Mar-Apr 1993 pg. 72
Basics of vacuum-bag veneering. Tips and tricks to make even your first project a success. Includes tips on making your own vacuum bag system.
FINE WOODWORKING #109 Nov-Dec 1994 pg. 62
Added Info FINE WOODWORKING #112 May-Jun 1995 pg. 6
Curved panels from a vacuum veneer press. Using bending forms and thin plies of wood to form complex curves.
FINE WOODWORKING #110 Jan-Feb 1995 pg. 82
Tip on adapting a waterproof storage bag (used in kayaking and white-water rafting) for use as a vacuum veneering bag.
FINE WOODWORKING #120 Sep-Oct 1996 pg. 14
Veneer press uses a vacuum bag surrounding a flat work surface which is criss-crossed with a grid work pattern of grooves.
SHOPNOTES #40 Jul 1998 (v.7) pg. 24
Vacuum veneering. A description of equipment options and recommendations to consider. Includes details on platens and cauls to make in the home workshop.
WOODWORKER'S JOURNAL Sep-Oct 1996 (v.20#5) pg. 14