Furniture, Wood and Cabinetry Finishing - furniture refinishing

I recently acquired a teak dining room set. The previous owners used screws that were too long to attach the legs to the table top causing the teak veneer to raise in those spots on the top of the table above were the screws were inserted. What can I do to fix the veneer in those spots? Thank You.

Gale:

First, you obviously have to replace the screws with ones of the proper length.

If the veneer has just been pushed up lightly, follow this procedure.

Place a flat block of wood over each affected area (a cut off 2X4 3-1/2 inches square is good) and hit it with a hammer.

That's right - sometimes it doesn't pay to be subtle.

If the veneer glue isn't holding, make a mat of n old t-shirt (six or eight layers of cotton cloth), set your iron on med - med/high and iron the mat - usually about 20-30 seconds will do the trick.

What this does is remelt the old adhesive under teh veneer and allow it to reattach.