Has anyone use say, Maple with Walnut verneer laminated to it and then routed figures into this? Some of what I want to do are personalized nameplates for people. Need the contrast. Thanks. Mike

There was an article in Fine Woodwoking several months ago with furniture that was veneered with a contrasting wood, and patterns were hand carved to reveal the different wood below the veneer. Some really nice stuff, that I plan on trying at some point in the future.

The best way to glue the veneer is to use a vacuum bag. I built my system based on the kits available at www.joewoodworker.com It works great.