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We have an old cedar chest that had water damage and all the veneer has come off.  I would like to put new veneer on it.  I have never worked with veneer. Does Lane have replacement veneer available? I would like to do it myself. Where could I get some help?

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Hi Gene
Nice to hear from you.
Replacing veneer is not an easy job. It requires an expert hand in my opinion LOL
If you asked me to do this for you I would have to refuse.
But there are lots of places where veneer is available, and lots of how to's also.
Heres one of many places I found with a Google search "applying wood veneer".
http://www.oakwoodveneer.com/tips/hints.html
Hope this helps, and I do not want to talk you out of this, but one air pocket under veneer and the job is ruined...possibly the chest too.
Kindest Regards
Eileen  

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