Questions tagged [gluing]
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Clamping long glue ups
This is a very basic question and I can't figure out the right Google query: how should you clamp glue ups of long seams?
For example, say I'm glueing a pine 2x2 to a 2x6 to make a ledge to support ...
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Repair of antique walking stick. What glue is best?
A friend has asked me to repair a Victorian era walking stick that is made up of screwed sections. The screws are brass; the wood must presumably be hardwood although it is pale in colour.
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What is a good way to glue these components into place and ensure even spacing?
I am trying to build a wood AC register and I need to glue together the components you see in this picture:
They don't fit closely enough to hold in place when put together so it is really a ...
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How do they join wood in a Japanese Hangiri/Bowl?
I am not sure how familiar people are with a Hangiri - the Japanese bowl for mixing and seasoning rice. It looks like this:
It looks like a barrel and it has some copper rings for keeping the sides ...
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How to address a failed glue up?
I'm working on my first major glue up, and I noticed a failure to bond properly along the edge of the outer board, see picture below. I did some research, and I can think of a number of things I did ...
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Does a "butcher block" glue-up behave like quarter sawn?
I'm building a new workbench and bought some maple for the top. I plan to rip the boards into strips and glue the face grains together so that the edge grain is exposed up top. This allows for a very ...
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Can I use a foam roller to spread contact cement for veneering
I’m pretty terrible with a paint brush and have been practicing veneering. I just tried a foam 4” roller and it worked well... so far. I wonder if these are one time use or if they would “flake” off?...
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What are the best ways to glue thin edges?
I'm in the planning stage of building a bookshelf with cabinet doors. I'd like to use alternating vertical strips of woods of contrasting colors for an art deco look. The obvious way to do that is to ...
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Walnut drawer sides: Is it wise to glue-in the plywood base?
I'm making 6 large drawers (514x720x150mm) for the bedroom, with 20mm thick walnut sides (didn't realise quite how expensive that timber would be...! ) and 8mm plywood for the base.
The drawer sides ...
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What is "matrix gluing" (as opposed to "surface gluing")
A friend of mine is interviewing for a chemist position at a glue factory. As part of the interview, she has been asked to prepare a short presentation on the difference of "matrix gluing vs ...
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Acceptable wood moisture content for epoxy?
I'm making some I-Beams with glued & screwed 2x4s. I just got my lumber home and it's fresh and green. What is an acceptable moisture content for System Three general purpose epoxy? If there's a ...
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Panel Glue up Question
I apologize for this elementary question, but I'm just getting started with woodworking. I'm working on my first panel glue up - made of 1x6 walnut. I'm wondering how "square" the edges of the planks ...
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This was my first attempt to making a coffee table. I have some issues where stain didnt take
Pine wood, miniwax pre conditioner, Miniwax honey stain
This has not been poly'd yet.
At this stage, I made sure I wad pretty careful and sanded really well. I also made sure that glue was ...
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Redo glue joint
I have 3/4" plywood which I glued to a big (2.5" x 3.5") piece of poplar. The edge of the plywood was glued to the short edge of the poplar, offset from the face of the poplar. I used Titebond II glue,...
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Will PVA glue add some thickness to two and more pieces of plywood?
I have 5' x 5' sheets of baltic birch plywood having a thickness close to 3/4" at 23/32" so it's missing 1/32".
I want to glue 4 pieces together using yellow PVA glue.
I'm currently designing a ...
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