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  1. Woden
    Thanks for that clarification. And hello, @Prostheta. I have learned countless lessons from reading your extremely informative posts on these forums the past couple of years!
  2. Woden
    Hey, Zack. I simply copied this guy's method! Again, if you can afford to pay a little more for a thicker vinyl bag and get a stronger valve than the plastic ones that come with these storage bags, do that, but this worked great for me:
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    Yeah, veneer is really easy to make conform to an arm contour. Much easier than a thicker top as above. My homemade vacuum press for my walnut veneer RG build I'm doing worked great. I just used a cheapo vacuum storage bag, a baseboard with some channels in it to assist air escaping and some thin foam material to protect the veneer itself. That said, I did have a tiny amount of air getting back into the bag due to a poor seal on the valve so I had to vacuum a couple more times for peace of mind during the first four hours or so. I got away with it and achieved an almost perfect seal all the way around. Only during staining did I find a couple of tiny areas around the edge that opened up, but nothing a little CA glue couldn't fix. I'd highly recommend buying a proper vinyl bag and metal valve if you want to do it properly though.
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    Hello. I'm new here but a longtime lurker and learner! Fletcher Handcrafted Guitars have a great tutorial on this process here:
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