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Edge Banding and Finish Edges

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DIY Under Desk Printer Stand

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What happens here

Apply iron-on red oak veneer edge banding to all exposed plywood edges of the cabinet. Use a household iron to heat and activate the adhesive on the banding, pressing it firmly into place. Once applied, use a scrap piece of wood to press the banding even more firmly. Trim any excess banding with a sharp blade or utility knife, then use 120-grit sandpaper wrapped around a small block of wood (block sander) to smooth and flush the edges. This process gives the plywood edges a finished, solid wood appearance.

Goal: Cover exposed plywood edges with veneer and smooth them for a finished look.

Tools and materials

  • 120-Grit Sandpaper — Smoothing and flushing the edge banding
  • Blade / Utility Knife — Trimming excess edge banding
  • Household Iron Shark — Activating the adhesive on the iron-on edge banding
  • Scrap Wood Block — Pressing the edge banding firmly after applying heat, and as a block sander
  • Iron-on Red Oak Veneer Edge Banding — Covering exposed plywood edges

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side as well all right now that everything's assembled let's dress everything up with some ironon red oak veneer Edge banding I'm using my iron to get it nice and hot to glue it on use a scrap piece of wood to press it in grab a blade to trim off any excess and then here is the secret to making sure it's nice flush and perfect grab a 120 grit sandpaper with a little scrap wood behind to work as a little block sander and then sand everything smooth and flush this will make sure that everything is straight and the board will actually look like a one big solid piece of wood all right now it's time to

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