Monday, February 16, 2015

Glueing tips

Tips:

Glueing up a large panel:

Lay 2 strips of flat, planed wood on the surface on which you are working
Level these using an accurate level
Place the finish planed strips which you are glueing on the boards
Glue up 3 to 5 pieces at a time
Place 5 or 6 more strips  on back of these (NO GLUE)
Clamp this assembly

Continue adding strips, glueing several and using several more  UNGLUED strips to do the clamp-up

This results in aa level surface with no  "wind ",  requiring less planing/sanding

Assembling a table, desk etc

Using fish or hide glue makes glue-up easier as it acts as a lubricant and is less likely to grab : you can adjust the members more easily and steaming the joint will let you correct a mistake in alignment.

Glue up one side /section of a large piece at a time
Dry assemble  the rest for clamping, keeping everything straight and aligned properly
Then glue up another section

Guilders use rabbit glue for gold leafing

Instant glue(Cyanoacrylates):  you can leave the cap off or set it loosely on the bottle: the glue doesn't harden in the bottle.

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