gluing

  1. R

    Walnut Mantle Advice

    I'm working on a fireplace surround and mantel and will be making the mantle out of walnut. Problem is, the mantle needs to be 9 - 1/2 or 10 inches deep, 72 inches long and 2 inches thick minimum. You'll be able to see the top and portions of the bottom. I have a stock of walnut in different...
  2. Larry Rose

    Gluing end grain?

    Last weekend my son Sandy came for a visit and some shop time. He wanted to make some cutting boards for gifts. His designs were a checker board like pattern that were made be gluing strips long grain and then cutting and regluing end grain. We used TightBond III for water resistance. I've since...
  3. zapdafish

    gluing up woods with different stains question

    I am looking into edging one side of a veneered panel with hardwood. If I want to stain/dye either side with different hues. Whats the procedure for this, do I do it before I glue em or after they are glued. If I pre color, I am worried that during the glueup there will be squeezeout that I...
  4. H

    Temporary gluing question

    I am making my first two cam whirligig. It is my own design. I want to temporarily assemble the whirligig to (1) make sure I have the right placement of the two figures and (2) confirm the u-bend in the drive shaft works properly. Clamping is not practical. What can I use to temporarily bond...
  5. D

    Gluing to a painted surface?

    I have some small wood letters that I need to attached a painted wood surface and was wondering about the best method to do so. Would basic wood glue work? The letters are too small (thin) for any type of nail, so glue would be my only option right? Dave
  6. Mike Camp

    Gluing Walnut to Latex Painted Plywood

    I've got some walnut circles (3" diameter) I'm going to glue to a freshly painted (latex) piece of plywood. I assume normal wood glue won't work well, unless I sand the paint off the area I am going to glue. If I decide not to sand it, should I just use gorilla glue or contact cement or would...
  7. R

    Gluing Birch Plywood

    Making a bookcase with 1 inch sides and shelves by gluing ½ inch birch ply together to make 1 inch. This will be done after rough cutting to size. 1 inch edges will have ½ round trim to finish. Case will be painted. Is there a problem gluing the cut sheets together? What glue will be best...
  8. B

    Panel gluing suggestions?

    I'm in the process of making a dresser/changing table for my son (due in January). I decided against plywood and I'm using solid cherry edge jointed to make one large panel for the top and sides. For the top and sides I have four boards about 5 inches wide that I've joined and glued using...
  9. T

    When is veneering just gluing two boards together? (Plus teaser pics!)

    Hey All, I'm rebuilding the stairs in our house. Typical story... used to be carpeted, now working on hardwood treads install. I'm using handmade Brazilian cherry (jatoba) as it matches the floors I put down a few years ago. Wife now says that she would like Jatoba risers too, not white...
  10. mbeach

    Puzzles - Gluing Image to the wood??

    What are ways that you can glue the image to the wood? My daughter LOVES these type puzzles... http://www.bedbathandbeyond.com/product.asp?order_num=-1&SKU=15049391 so I thought I could make her some. Thanks Mike
  11. Glennbear

    Gluing Stained/Dyed Wood

    I have some planned projects which ideally would contain species which would give a good color contrast. Unfortunately my wood stash does not contain such species and my current financial situation does not allow purchase of same. :no: I was thinking I could change the color of some of the wood...
  12. Glennbear

    MDF Gluing

    I have some projects coming up that I plan on using edge glued 3/4 MDF. Anything different I should know about ? I have edge glued wood before but never MDF. :wsmile:
  13. flatheadfisher

    Question About Gluing Panels

    For my next project, I need to make a long panel that will be our kitchen counter top. I am using 8/4 hard maple. I finished the small top and it looks like this: It is face grain and will be finished on both sides with Waterlox. The rest of the counter top will be 18' long. The...
  14. LeftyTom

    Gluing Up Block for BS Box

    I spent the morning jointing, planing, and cutting a couple of cedar boards for my first go at bandsaw boxes. That part went well, the next step got ugly. I don't have a glue roller, so I improvised and used a foam brush to spread the glue thinly. When I clamped the first block with...
  15. H

    Gluing TRECK DECKING

    Have a project , Bread board Built Table top, that will be built from TRECK decking. I plan to glue on the ( Mortise tenon) end boards. What Kind of glue would be best?? Thanks in advance, Steve Mc
  16. K

    gluing and temperature

    It is about 55 degrees in the shop right now. The heat is now on and I can hit about 65 degrees. I am going to glue up mortise and tenon joints today for a dresser. A lot of gluing. I remembered to bring in the glue last night but I am worried about the wood. I know the air will be 65 degrees...
  17. Toddler

    Hand holding on gluing this up.

    couldn't find a thin piece of hard maple to use as a center strip that was long enough, so today I'll go to HomeDepot and get a board to plane down to 1/8" . I hope they have some reasonable Maple boards. I'll also see if they have any Dap Resorcinol Weldwood to laminate the boards. You...
  18. J

    Edge gluing with epoxy didn't work so well

    Well I figured I would give epoxy / sawdust mix a try. I edge glued three white oaks boards together. One of the edge glued joints failed and also 1" band I glued to the endgrain. I'm sure it was something I did wrong. I mixed up appox equal parts resin / hardner / fine saw dust from my belt...
  19. Toddler

    Gluing up a neck blanks. Help

    Sorry, I know that's a vague topic, but I got my quartersawn paduak and bubinga re-sawn. I now have several pieces and once I find a nice 1/8" thick contrasting board to use as the center, I'll be gluing it into a couple of laminated neck blanks of: Paduak,Bubinga,thin center...
  20. D

    Gluing after finishing - How strong is it?

    I'm making this big (10'W x 9'H) wall cabinet out of esentially 14 different sized boxes made out of veneered 3/4" plywood. They will have 1/4" veneered plywood backs. The whole thing will then get a face frame put on it. My question has to do with completely finishing the individual panels...

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