Here's a small project that I completed recently - a elliptical serving tray. The veneer is bubinga and walnut, with maple stringing, and dyed blue veneer for trim. The compass rose is maple and wenge. It's laid on half inch baltic birch plywood using PVA glue.
Bubinga veneer of this type is difficult to deal with - the water from the glue causes it to swell and you can easily get buckling. However, if you set it aside for a long time (maybe a month) the water will come out and the veneer will flatten down.
Making the sides was difficult. It's six layers of veneer wound around an elliptical form that's the same size as the bottom of the tray. I found out that I couldn't glue and clamp it all at one time. If I tried to glue up too much veneer at a time, I couldn't pull it tight enough before clamping and I'd get a buckle in the veneer (I used a strap clamp and some special cauls). So I had to glue it up a small amount at a time, maybe 24 inches at a time. It took a long time to make the elliptical sides.
Anyway, it was a learning project. I plan to give it to a friend as a gift.
Mike