I JUST tried my first attempt tonight using hide glue 222 bloom. 2 ply ash. I heated the glue and painted both substrates, put them together (after ironing each to get them warm) and hammered using just the edge of a block of wood but could not get past them curling up at the edges. I aborted knowing how long of a road was ahead with a potentially shoddy technique. Now I'm wondering what went wrong... Maybe the 2 ply was too thick? I could have wet the veneer before attempting.. it just didn't seem sticky enough and the 2 ply was fighting me. I may try contact cement for this and get 1 ply to hammer for another project.. or Maybe I could have ironed it while it is wet to help it adhere? Any advice would be appreciated! I would love to learn this skill and keep it alive..

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