Miter joints are ok, but they are difficult to perform cleanly.

It might be more normal to "edge band" the exposed plywood edges with a
glued on strip of real oak. The top can be made to overhang the carcase
sides and front this way.

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Wade Lippman wrote:
I am going to build a bookcase out of oak faced plywood, with oak
trim.

The only place where the plywood edge will be exposed is where the
sides meet the top.
Is it possible to miter them at 45, so as to have no edge showing?
Will the veneer survive a 45 cut?

I suppose the alternatives are veneering the exposed edge, or using
solid oak for the top.
I have never veneered before; how foolproof is it?