Edge Supply Maple 3/4” Roll of Plywood Edge Banding, Pre-glued Real Wood Veneer Edging, Flexible Veneer Edging - Easy Application Iron-on Edge Banding for Furniture Restoration USA (3/4 inch X 50 ft)

I am building a set of drawers with 1/2" maple veneer plywood and used this edge banding in 3/4" to finish the top edges. I am thrilled with the results.Here is my installation process. I cut the banding a little long then I pressed it down with a travel iron (~$20 here on Amazon) set at about 2/3 its maximum temperature. It worked perfectly to activate the adhesive. Use a wood block to press down the edge banding while it is still hot. A minute or two later, longer is probably better, I used a putty knife to remove most of the excess on the sides. I have seen a lot of discussions online about using utility knives, chisels, files, and card scrapers to remove the excess, but this method worked very well for me. It takes a bit of practice (use a trial board or two first), but with the board on edge held in a vise hold the knife almost vertical, work it gently into the excess a half inch or so down the board, then still holding it almost vertical and at about a 10 degree angle away from the face of the board, run it down the edge to remove the excess. Come back the other way to remove the rest. The putty knife does not have to be that sharp, in fact it is better not too sharp to avoid damaging the board. After the excess is off the sides, sand off the remainder rounding over the top a bit. Only after removing the excess from the sides, fold the excess tabs at the ends down, tear the tabs off downward, and sand off the excess with downward strokes only to avoid pulling the banding off the board.

I made a cabinet out of plywood for my closet and used this to cover up the edge of the plywood. Took stain the exact same way as the plywood. Very easy to put on as well. I just used an iron and had no issues, sticks on very well.

This products was very, very good. If there are finger joints, which I am sure they are there, I didn’t see them. Great look and application was easy and neat. Great product.

You lose about 1.5 ft of the product because of the sticker they use to hold the roll together. But the wood is high quality and you can't see the seams at all, MUCH better than a previous purchase of the same product from Unimar.

We were pleasantly surprised with how easy the application was to an old school folding table for a sewing machine that we bought at a resale shop to benefit dogs. We bought paper covering from Amazon for the top and then covered the edge surrounding with this German product which was coated with glue. Heated my iron and in a few minutes the edge looked great.

I am upgrading my cabinets to include pull out shelves and had to replace the top shelf (Which was originally 12" deep) to make it cabinet depth so as to have something for the pull out section to attach to. And I could have left the raw plywood edge - which is mostly what you see - and that is one way to do things.But its not 'The Right Way'. This attaches easily to the edge of the plywood, and matches the interior quite well. It comes in a variety of woods - I used Maple. A hair dryer works very well to attach it -i have a veneer roller that I used to press it in place but you could use a smooth piece of wood or even a heavy glove - don't try it bare handed! I have a heat gun and tried that, thinking it would melt more quickly. And it probably does - but it also tends to singe the wood a bit. I found it was better to take a few more minutes with a hair drying. Once it was in place i hand sanded the edge to make it flush, and then finished it with some polyurethane, so that it matches everything. I really nice touch.

Once you get the hang of it, the backing comes off easily every time. The only material that sometimes gets pulled up a bit is MDF. Be careful with that. Otherwise, it works super good for plywood, softwood and hardwood.

Grainless veneer with minimal glue. It works in a pinch.