I stripped the finish off the dinning room table this summer, unfortunately My job has kept me busy till now. The table has resided in unheated shop during the wettest fall that I can remember. So now I am faced with delaminating veneer. The table is probably 50 years old and has a fine walnut veneer surface. Once I’ve dried the table out I’d like to to reattach the veneer. My question is” If this veneer was attached originally with hide glue, is there a way to reheat the existing glue and reattach the veneer?” The venner has only lifted for the first inch on either end of the table. If I resort to new glue what product should I use? Polyurethane, hide, yellow, resorsinal, contact? I like learnng traditional methods and I can see where a flexible bond is imperative to deal with changing moisture contents. This is all in prepartion for my favorite past time of applying eight plus coats of varnish. Thanks for your help.
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First thing I would try is an iron. It may well activate the hide glue sufficiently to let in rebond. If the original is hide glue I would only consider hide glue since it will reactivate old hide glue and make it possible to bond without removing all of the old glue. You can use liquid hide glue, or better, use hot hide glue.
I assume the original is hide glue from the age of the table, proably 1920's. Besides a melting pot, brushes, and a roller, what other tools should I gather for this endeavor? The table is now in my basement shop drying with the aid of a dehumidifier & the heat from the monitor. Would a week be enough to expect the table to acclimate?
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