Steam press drying of green SPF veneers was evaluated on a 4 x 8 foot prototype steam press set up at a local plywood mill. A used industrial press has been modified into a single opening oil heated hot press with grooves machined into the upper platen. Standard green nominal 4 x 8 foot 3.2 mm (1/8 inch) thick mill veneer was dried with super-heated steam injected through 6 mm (1/4 inch) holes in the bottom platen. All veneers were incised with Forintek's patented veneer incisor. The project demonstrated that steam injection can dry green veneers three to four times faster than conventional veneer driers. From the results of this project, a study on the press drying of redry veneer was initiated and showed good potential for industrial implementation.