Wow! Almost no one ever posts videos of their "less successful" projects. I think it's absolutely great that you had the courage to do so. It certainly helps the rest of us amateurs not feel so bad about the projects don't go so well for us! :-) I "thumb up"ed the video and am definitely subscribing to your channel!!!
I'd say it was the water based finish that caused the veneer to bubble up, I suggest applying a hot iron (no steam!) to the surface and see if that removes them. If bubbles still there use syringe with fine needle to inject ca glue into bubble and iron down...
Yes, I was wondering if the natural tendency for rippling would be a problem when I saw them in the veneer when first presented. I really hope the above fix will work.
Don’t get discouraged Keith. Not every project has to be perfect. I bet lots of people still learned a lot. Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦. BTW I’ve been binge watching your channel and you’ve come a long way. Really enjoy your presentation method. Stay safe.
I really like that you posted this project. It's a maxim that people tend to learn a lot as a result of our failures, and it appears you have! I know *I've* learned a lot from this. It's a great message to send.
Thank you so much for showing a "failure." That helps all of us learn...and gives us novices confidence to try something. After a while watching flawless videos, I start thinking, "Sure, they can do that but no way I could." But, every now and then, a video like this comes along and rekindles my motivation to start (and complete) a big project.
Absolutely brilliant effort keith , that's how we as makers learn , by our and others mistakes ! Not many makers would post their "failures" for fear of rebuttal , i think more of a maker doing so. Please please have another go at it and share with us ! i am sure i am not alone when i say this !
Keith, you win some and lose some but you never truly lose as there is a lesson in everything. Once you see past your defeat, it is not a defeat at all. Your lesson from that is, your picking up a new skill and we don't always grab it first time. It's your first attempt and should no way be your last. I've been watching you for a long time now and watched you come so far. Your not one to be beaten friend, we've all seen your determination! Step back, take a breath, re-evaluate the situation, go back in with a better understanding. I know how hard that can be sometimes. But perceiver, stay strong.
I am greateful to show us the reality and to learn from you're experiences or , just simply to learn to be real . Thank you ! 🙏👏👏 Love and blessings from Romania ! 🙏🙏
From my point of view, I learn just as much from the obstacles you presented as I ever do from a flawless make project. So keep up the good work and try to re-remake your table. Good show.
Hi Kieth - Thanks so much for posting this. There is a serious lack of negative results on youtube. Everything other makers touch seems to be easy all the way, and for those of us bumblers, it can be a big de-motivator seeing everyone else succeeding so effortlessly, when all we seem to do is come up against adversity. Really great to see someone with your experience and your thought process behind these things - I would definitely like to see the project through to completion.
You’ve got this! Your tried you learned that’s what’s important and besides the thing I love about you as a maker is you tend to step back reflect and find a way to make things work. You problem solve.
Fair play to you for having the balls to go ahead and upload this and be so upfront about the problems. Lessons learned and I take my hat off to you for your perseverance, very admirable!
Thank you so much for showing your mistakes! As a beginning woodworker, I watch others do projects and they make it look so easy so I have been feeling really dumb about my projects that have gone awry. You have way more equipment than I do and obviously have far more experience, so it’s really great to see that even experienced folks learn new things and it does not always go perfectly. Wow, I so appreciate your sharing! I would be interested to see what to do with the table next. Thank you!
Thank you for having the courage to share your learning process and all the errors come with that - it is really refreshing and valuable. And absolutely have another go 😁
I found the fact that you posted a "fail" video very courageous. I actually learned a lot watching *you* learn a lot, and at the end I was also thinking of ways to either fix or redo things. I too have had some wins and loses dealing with mid century veneers, so yes please go for a redo. I am pulling for the sanding/flattening/reapplication route myself, but plenty of cool ideas elsewhere in the comments. Good luck!
If I were you, I would tackle it again. The table looks great and despite the failure with veneering it you've pushed your limits and learned something. That's why i think you souldn't abandon the project :)
dont give up Keith, if at first you dont succeed try and try again, if you hadnt pointed them out i dont think anyone would of known , you learnt something you didnt know before so all good for future projects
Thanks for being so honest in the video, I think you should definitely try to make it work again, some decent suggestions involving syringing and hot ironing in the comments already. Glad to learn from the video and the comments! Really good looking table too!
I admire the fact that you admitted you made a mistake. It encourages the rest of us mortals, we're not the only ones that make balls-ups. I did enjoy the video and now I'm going to watch part 2.
As a newbie I think this video is really helpful in many ways, and I can't thank you enough for posting it. I certainly find it incentivises me to carry on when things go wrong, and to be honest with my mistakes. The outpouring of advice you have received help everyone and I know the things now to avoid. If it’s any consolation I really liked your idea for the table and you did extremely well flattening it etc. Please do carry on, I believe with your ideas you will end up with a very nice table eventually.
"Confession time" We can't thank you enough for your honesty. So many times we see videos where the finished project is being 'shown off' and we can see imperfections that are never addressed. We feel that there is no reason to hide errors if we or someone else can learn from them. Cheers!
The man that never made a mistake never made anything, the lessons learned made the project worthwhile. For the future it's a balance between trying again, and learning more, or doing stuff to earn a living, I hope you manage to find time to have another go, it wasn't that far away first time around.
It’s only a failure if you don’t learn anything from it, and you’ve learnt loads. Thanks for sharing this Keith, shows not everything we do is a success.
I’d certainly like to see this table again. It has a great look as is, and I’m confident you can get it looking perfect after taking a step back and regrouping.
Its a shame it didnt work out as it would have been great. Its cool you didnt hide the fact that it went wrong. Hope it hasnt put you off veneering too much. Hopefully you will revisit the table. Great video as always.
Keith, the important thing is to learn from your mistakes, you have highlighted your errors to help others. I have done a small amount of veneering, I use good old pva, and you can set this with a hot electric iron wrapped in brown paper so as not to scorch the veneer. give it a go, you are helping us all, keep it up, great vids.
Perhaps try to do a slim cut into the bubbles and use a seringe to push glue under the veneer, then clamp it. This may help I think. Great work as always and we always learn from you.
Great video as always. Definitely try again. As a future video suggestion, I'd love to see how you go about identifying wood species in these restoration/reclaimed wood projects?
I enjoyed this upload very much. It’s annoying when a project doesn’t go to plan and it must have been pretty frustrating that you had the veneered top looking very presentable prior to the finishing coat! I must say Keith that one of the many things I like and enjoy about watching your work is the fact that you are very honest about showing when things don’t go to plan or the odd mistake. Peter Millard employs a similar approach and I respect him for that also. I’d love to see you tackle this baby again. Maybe you’ll do something radically different with it. Alternatively you could make an upload of Ria sorting it out!!! Cheers.
I built a pair of speakers when I was at school. They were made from MDF and veneered with mahogany. The veneer was glued with scotch glue (horrible stuff) then varnished with water based poly. It bubbled in the same way as yours has. What I think has happened is that the water from the finish has made the wood expand slightly, and the glue has let go where it hadn't bonded that well. I managed to remove some of the bubbles with a hot iron, so that might be worth a shot
Kids yes definitely give it another go. That veneer is incredible. Well live and learn. Great job using the epoxy and sawdust to fill in those gaps. I'll keep that in my mental file if I need to ever have the same situation. To be continued..... BTW still looks great!
I have also had a frustrating experience with contact adheive trying to stick down some alumium. Im impressed you were able to get the table flat again. That in and of itself was impressive!
I wonder what that crack (and any other imperfections for that matter) would like like with gold kintsugi like repair? Might work as an accent to the feet! I've always loved kintsugi in pottery and suspected it could work brilliantly in woodworking...
A really honest attempt Keith, it looked like it was going so well for you. You've had more successes than failures so don't be discouraged. On a side note, I was thinking you need two irons for your makers mark. You have your original one but add another to your collection that states, "RE-maker of things" for your salvage projects.
Great ideas and lots of info for this project. :) I really liked the new look of the legs. That style is very popular in many furniture designs again. I replaced my sofa legs with a similar style.
It's no failure if you've learned from the experience. As for the veneer bubbles, in my experience, Ive sometimes used a fine razor to slit the surface. Then a fine syringe filled with the same adhesive, contact cement, to work into the bubble underneath. Use it sparingly, and then use gentle pressure to get it into every corner. Rub from the outside edges in to the slit to ensure even covering of cement, without any thickened blobs anywhere. Clean any residue that comes out the slit with white spirits. If you are not sure what adhesive was used to bond a veneer to a base, you could slit the bubble to release any air from underneath, cover with a thick soft towel, and lightly press with a dry iron. sometimes this is sufficient drive out the airspace and bond the adhesive again. Best wishes. I enjoy your videos.
To paraphrase Thomas Edison "I didn't fail, I just learned 100 ways how not to make a light bulb". We never fail if we learn something in the process. Still a great video and I have certainly enjoyed binge watching them As a real beginner at woodworking I have learned much from you. Thanks for posting
Hi keith when i was a shopfitter and the formica used to bubble up or had patches where it dident stick down we would run an iron over that area the heat used to re activate the glue it worked very well best of luck' chris
You did great considering the shape that table was at the beginning. I’d really want to see if you try something else with it. Thanks for that video, it’s so great for learning when one can see things that don’t work out, not only the flawless techniques. You got a new subscriber :)
Really brave choice to post this even if it wasn't a full success. Great video still and there's still a lot to learn from you in this video, because beside the bubbles it looks better than before, thanx for still posting this and keep up the good work . This made me become a subscriber now. 🙂
This so timely it's weird ,only this afternoon I was sanding the top of a sideboard and I went through the veneer so I thought about trying to re-veneer it, now I know it's not as easy as it looks thanks , Eddy
Hey kieth failure is a valuable part of the learning process as im sure you know all to well, don't give up as I'm learning alot from your videos and I'm sure many others are too. Enjoy the weekend 👍
I would agree with earlier comments that the water based top coat was the cause. Could you use the current 'faults' and highlight them like a live edge. Just a thought. Glad you still posted we all learn this way. Keep up the good work.
Good on you for pushing yourself and trying something you haven't tackled before. I'm sure you'll be about to sort it with a bit of thought and I'd certainly like to see you give it another go. I know you'll be able to salvage it mate 😉
You’re so inventive. That’s a great quality. A problem solver, open to learning new things. Shall i go on? 😉 And you don’t give up easily. I think the veneer was to dry, then you ‘moisturised’ the veneer with the varnish that gave the fibers flexibility and it started to bubble up. Better luck next time.
It looked like it was going well. It actually looks ok...at a distance maybe. Give it another go. Very interesting video even though the end result wasn't perfect.
Wow! Almost no one ever posts videos of their "less successful" projects. I think it's absolutely great that you had the courage to do so. It certainly helps the rest of us amateurs not feel so bad about the projects don't go so well for us! :-) I "thumb up"ed the video and am definitely subscribing to your channel!!!
You tried something new, it went a bit pear-shaped, you learned loads = time well spent!
Thank you!
Hear hear, All that's been wasted on this project was time and a few materials, but the lessons learned are worth a lot more!
I'd say it was the water based finish that caused the veneer to bubble up, I suggest applying a hot iron (no steam!) to the surface and see if that removes them. If bubbles still there use syringe with fine needle to inject ca glue into bubble and iron down...
Thank you, worth a try! Will update in future video
yup, this is the definite first try option
Yes, I was wondering if the natural tendency for rippling would be a problem when I saw them in the veneer when first presented. I really hope the above fix will work.
Exactly my thoughts. And then lay several doors on top.
My friend! Nothing comes easy in life and nothing becomes easier without cost. Thanks for sharing all this work. Greetings from Athens, Greece
Don’t get discouraged Keith. Not every project has to be perfect. I bet lots of people still learned a lot. Greetings from Canada 🇨🇦. BTW I’ve been binge watching your channel and you’ve come a long way. Really enjoy your presentation method. Stay safe.
I really like that you posted this project. It's a maxim that people tend to learn a lot as a result of our failures, and it appears you have! I know *I've* learned a lot from this. It's a great message to send.
Thank you so much for showing a "failure." That helps all of us learn...and gives us novices confidence to try something. After a while watching flawless videos, I start thinking, "Sure, they can do that but no way I could." But, every now and then, a video like this comes along and rekindles my motivation to start (and complete) a big project.
Thank you!
Absolutely brilliant effort keith , that's how we as makers learn , by our and others mistakes ! Not many makers would post their "failures" for fear of rebuttal , i think more of a maker doing so. Please please have another go at it and share with us ! i am sure i am not alone when i say this !
I always learn something from your videos. I do hope you continue to work with the table. It looks like it has a lot of promise.
Every day is a school day! I learned lots too. Would love to see you tackle this again.
Keith, you win some and lose some but you never truly lose as there is a lesson in everything. Once you see past your defeat, it is not a defeat at all. Your lesson from that is, your picking up a new skill and we don't always grab it first time. It's your first attempt and should no way be your last. I've been watching you for a long time now and watched you come so far. Your not one to be beaten friend, we've all seen your determination! Step back, take a breath, re-evaluate the situation, go back in with a better understanding. I know how hard that can be sometimes. But perceiver, stay strong.
I am greateful to show us the reality and to learn from you're experiences or , just simply to learn to be real . Thank you ! 🙏👏👏 Love and blessings from Romania ! 🙏🙏
Absolutely try again. Failure is part of the process and if it works out better the next time you’ve learnt from your mistakes.
Thanks Koen 👍
If anyone can make that table beautiful you are the person to do it!
From my point of view, I learn just as much from the obstacles you presented as I ever do from a flawless make project. So keep up the good work and try to re-remake your table. Good show.
Hi Kieth - Thanks so much for posting this. There is a serious lack of negative results on youtube. Everything other makers touch seems to be easy all the way, and for those of us bumblers, it can be a big de-motivator seeing everyone else succeeding so effortlessly, when all we seem to do is come up against adversity. Really great to see someone with your experience and your thought process behind these things - I would definitely like to see the project through to completion.
Really appreciate you showing a project that didn't go perfectly. I'd love to see you give it another go.
You’ve got this! Your tried you learned that’s what’s important and besides the thing I love about you as a maker is you tend to step back reflect and find a way to make things work. You problem solve.
I find my best ideas come when I put a project down for a while. You fixed the warp very well.
great advice!
Glad you were honest, still came out better than the first time I worked with veneer.
Fair play to you for having the balls to go ahead and upload this and be so upfront about the problems. Lessons learned and I take my hat off to you for your perseverance, very admirable!
I would never think it was possible to fix a table that was twisted that badly. Nice job!
Please do tackle it again.... and your honesty is inspiring keep up the awesome videos mate, they are much appreciated.
Thank you so much for showing your mistakes! As a beginning woodworker, I watch others do projects and they make it look so easy so I have been feeling really dumb about my projects that have gone awry. You have way more equipment than I do and obviously have far more experience, so it’s really great to see that even experienced folks learn new things and it does not always go perfectly. Wow, I so appreciate your sharing! I would be interested to see what to do with the table next. Thank you!
Yes! I learn best by doing 😀 I already tackled the table again in another video 👍
Thank you for having the courage to share your learning process and all the errors come with that - it is really refreshing and valuable. And absolutely have another go 😁
I found the fact that you posted a "fail" video very courageous. I actually learned a lot watching *you* learn a lot, and at the end I was also thinking of ways to either fix or redo things. I too have had some wins and loses dealing with mid century veneers, so yes please go for a redo. I am pulling for the sanding/flattening/reapplication route myself, but plenty of cool ideas elsewhere in the comments. Good luck!
If I were you, I would tackle it again. The table looks great and despite the failure with veneering it you've pushed your limits and learned something. That's why i think you souldn't abandon the project :)
dont give up Keith, if at first you dont succeed try and try again, if you hadnt pointed them out i dont think anyone would of known , you learnt something you didnt know before so all good for future projects
Go for it Keith, you can learn a lot more from problem solving, than when all goes well.
You should definitely give it another shot! I really enjoy all of your videos and I learn a lot, even when things don't go according to plan.
Definitely seems like a good learning project, and the fact that its minimal cost forward helps. Looking forward to seeing what comes of it.
Thanks for sharing your experiences even if at times the project does not go as planned. It helps us learn as well how to overcome similar challenges.
Nothing is ever a failure, just a learning experience.
Especially if it's something you've never tried to do before.
I look forward to your videos each week. Very relatable stuff, as learning by mistakes is my go to as well.
thank you!
Thanks for being so honest in the video, I think you should definitely try to make it work again, some decent suggestions involving syringing and hot ironing in the comments already. Glad to learn from the video and the comments! Really good looking table too!
I love and really appreciate the honesty: "it's easy to pretend on the video it went, but it didnt"... ,we learn with you, thank you so much!
i loved this and do not think it is a Failure it looks 200% better than be for i have learnt from this so thank you keep up the fab work and THANK YOU
I admire the fact that you admitted you made a mistake. It encourages the rest of us mortals, we're not the only ones that make balls-ups. I did enjoy the video and now I'm going to watch part 2.
As a newbie I think this video is really helpful in many ways, and I can't thank you enough for posting it. I certainly find it incentivises me to carry on when things go wrong, and to be honest with my mistakes. The outpouring of advice you have received help everyone and I know the things now to avoid.
If it’s any consolation I really liked your idea for the table and you did extremely well flattening it etc. Please do carry on, I believe with your ideas you will end up with a very nice table eventually.
"Confession time" We can't thank you enough for your honesty. So many times we see videos where the finished project is being 'shown off' and we can see imperfections that are never addressed. We feel that there is no reason to hide errors if we or someone else can learn from them. Cheers!
Love this! Yes, please tackle again. Very interesting and you're absolutely charming.
That was fun to watch, thank you, and it honestly looks good. I am sure you will find a solution for he bubbles!!
It seems not bad at all. Congrat Keith and thanks to share with us not only the magnificent success. 😁👍🏻
I don't know if I'm a fan of mid century modern or not, but this is a very nice turn out. Awesome job
I appreciate your honesty. I always look forward to your new videos. Keep up. The good work, even if it goes sideways
awesome. I'm really glad you showed us even when it didn't work.
Thank you for the transparency! I’ve learned a lot from this.
A table only a mother could love! Think of the table as a prototype and try again!
The man that never made a mistake never made anything, the lessons learned made the project worthwhile. For the future it's a balance between trying again, and learning more, or doing stuff to earn a living, I hope you manage to find time to have another go, it wasn't that far away first time around.
what a great saying! Thank you!
It’s only a failure if you don’t learn anything from it, and you’ve learnt loads. Thanks for sharing this Keith, shows not everything we do is a success.
I’d certainly like to see this table again. It has a great look as is, and I’m confident you can get it looking perfect after taking a step back and regrouping.
Love watching your videos, I don’t typically comment on any videos but wanted to give you the encouragement to try again :)
Thank you!
I'm sure you'll get this nailed at some point Keith. Keep the faith pal!
Not at all a failure, the video was both a pleasure and an education. Thank you and please do crack on! Cheers
I enjoy your videos. Not a failure, just ONE way that didn't come out the way you wanted; you may discover others - but hopefully not on this project!
Its a shame it didnt work out as it would have been great. Its cool you didnt hide the fact that it went wrong. Hope it hasnt put you off veneering too much. Hopefully you will revisit the table. Great video as always.
Thank you for your honesty! Bad experience is still the valuable experience! Keep going!
Keith, the important thing is to learn from your mistakes, you have highlighted your errors to help others. I have done a small amount of veneering, I use good old pva, and you can set this with a hot electric iron wrapped in brown paper so as not to scorch the veneer. give it a go, you are helping us all, keep it up, great vids.
Perhaps try to do a slim cut into the bubbles and use a seringe to push glue under the veneer, then clamp it. This may help I think. Great work as always and we always learn from you.
I think its a great result, for the first time you make it. Dont give up. Try it again. Saludos desde Argentina.
Great video as always. Definitely try again. As a future video suggestion, I'd love to see how you go about identifying wood species in these restoration/reclaimed wood projects?
Staggering patience! Thanks for sharing
Really cool of you to go out on a limb like that.
Really appreciate your honesty :) thanks for sharing your project.
Restoring something from trash to treasure is always difficult, In the future me and my dad might try this concept in a future video. Great Work!
I enjoyed this upload very much. It’s annoying when a project doesn’t go to plan and it must have been pretty frustrating that you had the veneered top looking very presentable prior to the finishing coat!
I must say Keith that one of the many things I like and enjoy about watching your work is the fact that you are very honest about showing when things don’t go to plan or the odd mistake. Peter Millard employs a similar approach and I respect him for that also.
I’d love to see you tackle this baby again. Maybe you’ll do something radically different with it.
Alternatively you could make an upload of Ria sorting it out!!!
Cheers.
Thank you!
I built a pair of speakers when I was at school. They were made from MDF and veneered with mahogany. The veneer was glued with scotch glue (horrible stuff) then varnished with water based poly. It bubbled in the same way as yours has. What I think has happened is that the water from the finish has made the wood expand slightly, and the glue has let go where it hadn't bonded that well. I managed to remove some of the bubbles with a hot iron, so that might be worth a shot
I think you've hit the nail on the head there - that makes perfect sense! Thank you!
Great vid. Thomas makes it look easy. I'll look forward to the replay!
Can't win 'em all. Lessons learned are every bit as valuable as a 'success'.
Kids yes definitely give it another go. That veneer is incredible.
Well live and learn. Great job using the epoxy and sawdust to fill in those gaps. I'll keep that in my mental file if I need to ever have the same situation.
To be continued.....
BTW still looks great!
Not a failure, a priceless experience. Think, instead of a five quid table it could have been a customer job worth an arm and a leg !!
I have also had a frustrating experience with contact adheive trying to stick down some alumium. Im impressed you were able to get the table flat again. That in and of itself was impressive!
Give it another go buddy, don't let it get you down still proud to be a subscriber. Probably even more so with worts and all
yes I'd like to see you revisit this again
I wonder what that crack (and any other imperfections for that matter) would like like with gold kintsugi like repair? Might work as an accent to the feet! I've always loved kintsugi in pottery and suspected it could work brilliantly in woodworking...
Looks a lot better than it did. Thanks for the video.
Sure would loved to see more veneer. Looks quite difficult but I very experience, even a bad one is a learning experience for sure.
Love the honesty Keith 👍
Hey, you made it a functioning table and from a far it looks amazing.
Love how you managed to flatten the table top. Pretty good work. Cant wait to see you save the top 👍
A really honest attempt Keith, it looked like it was going so well for you. You've had more successes than failures so don't be discouraged. On a side note, I was thinking you need two irons for your makers mark. You have your original one but add another to your collection that states, "RE-maker of things" for your salvage projects.
Great ideas and lots of info for this project. :) I really liked the new look of the legs. That style is very popular in many furniture designs again. I replaced my sofa legs with a similar style.
100% you should keep at this table! Great project to learn on. Not much more than time invested. 👍🏻
Great offort sp far Keith, cheer up and have another go at this table.
It's no failure if you've learned from the experience. As for the veneer bubbles, in my experience, Ive sometimes used a fine razor to slit the surface. Then a fine syringe filled with the same adhesive, contact cement, to work into the bubble underneath. Use it sparingly, and then use gentle pressure to get it into every corner. Rub from the outside edges in to the slit to ensure even covering of cement, without any thickened blobs anywhere. Clean any residue that comes out the slit with white spirits. If you are not sure what adhesive was used to bond a veneer to a base, you could slit the bubble to release any air from underneath, cover with a thick soft towel, and lightly press with a dry iron. sometimes this is sufficient drive out the airspace and bond the adhesive again. Best wishes. I enjoy your videos.
To paraphrase Thomas Edison "I didn't fail, I just learned 100 ways how not to make a light bulb". We never fail if we learn something in the process. Still a great video and I have certainly enjoyed binge watching them As a real beginner at woodworking I have learned much from you. Thanks for posting
Hi keith when i was a shopfitter and the formica used to bubble up or had patches where it dident stick down we would run an iron over that area the heat used to re activate the glue it worked very well best of luck' chris
You did great considering the shape that table was at the beginning. I’d really want to see if you try something else with it. Thanks for that video, it’s so great for learning when one can see things that don’t work out, not only the flawless techniques. You got a new subscriber :)
There another vid on my channel showing the updated job 👍
Sometimes Scrap is Scrap, I would not have bothered, but respect to you for passing a skip and not chucking it in.
Really brave choice to post this even if it wasn't a full success. Great video still and there's still a lot to learn from you in this video, because beside the bubbles it looks better than before, thanx for still posting this and keep up the good work . This made me become a subscriber now. 🙂
This so timely it's weird ,only this afternoon I was sanding the top of a sideboard and I went through the veneer so I thought about trying to re-veneer it, now I know it's not as easy as it looks thanks , Eddy
Hey kieth failure is a valuable part of the learning process as im sure you know all to well, don't give up as I'm learning alot from your videos and I'm sure many others are too.
Enjoy the weekend 👍
You did a great job. The make over is really nice. Your first try with veneer was more successful than mine (It ended up with veneered fire wood 😂).
I would agree with earlier comments that the water based top coat was the cause. Could you use the current 'faults' and highlight them like a live edge. Just a thought. Glad you still posted we all learn this way. Keep up the good work.
Good on you for pushing yourself and trying something you haven't tackled before. I'm sure you'll be about to sort it with a bit of thought and I'd certainly like to see you give it another go. I know you'll be able to salvage it mate 😉
You’re so inventive. That’s a great quality. A problem solver, open to learning new things. Shall i go on? 😉
And you don’t give up easily. I think the veneer was to dry, then you ‘moisturised’ the veneer with the varnish that gave the fibers flexibility and it started to bubble up. Better luck next time.
I would like to see you finish this. I just dropped off a vintage table that needs refinishing, from my great aunts home.
It looked like it was going well. It actually looks ok...at a distance maybe. Give it another go. Very interesting video even though the end result wasn't perfect.
It's never a failure if you learn !!!! 👍👍👍
Thanks for sharing your learning experience!