Hi David
I do a lot of veneering, but always with regular veneer. So everything that follows may not apply to paper back
The rule of thumb is to not have the face veneer grain direction parallel to the ply under it but this may not be as important with paper back.
I prefer your sequence of edge banding and then veneering over the banding but the PSA layer may be visible on top of the edge banding. Perhaps more so with a stain.
I think all of the non rigid glueline glues (usually some variant of PVA) soften with heat. I bet PSA is the same.
I used PVA when I started and once discovered a little veneer lifting with dark stained wenge that was in direct sun. I went to a rigid glue after that.
Unibond 800 is my fav. Make sure you read the directions and let it sit for at least 5 minutes before applying.
Another rigid glue is powder plastic resin but can be a pain to mix well and I prefer not to introduce moisture to the assembly.
Wenge veneer is particularly hard to hand cut (before veneering). Track saw is the way to go. Sliding table saw will work too, usually I clamp a board on top and sometimes the trailing edge blows out and/or the scoring blade tears out (this can be related to the depth of scoring blade cut).
Wenge splinters seem to get infected more than other species¡
If you want to use regular veneer, it shouldn¡¯t be hard to find a place that will clip it (shear) to your widths. It can be challenging to set up a slider jig and the results may be mediocre. A track saw will be better. Seaming the veneer is easy and you¡¯re now starting with thicker veneer. The downside is you should have good belt sanding skills- Wenge is like leathery steel and orbital sanders will be slow.
Certainly Wood sells regular veneer in small quantities rolled and shipped UPS. Ship it to me and I¡¯ll clip it.
There is another sheet veneer option that I think is still around: No Black Line or 2- ply. It¡¯s a 4x8 sheet and the face veneer is thicker than paper back.
Good luck, let me know it you¡¯ve any other questions.
Lloyd Natof
Oak Park IL
