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Speed Square and Corner Blocks Ensure Square Glue-up
When gluing and clamping a cabinet, it’s all too easy to rack the corners out of square. To prevent that, clamp a Speed Square in one corner to keep the cabinet square while you clamp it together. You can also create your own inside and outside cor...
Avoiding Warp in a Glued-Up Panel
When gluing multiple boards together to make a panel you may run into the problem of the panel warping. If you alternate the boards, so the growth rings visible in the end grain arc up on one board and down on the next your panel should remain flat ...
Stain Prevention During Glue-Up
To prevent pipe clamps from staining the wood during glue-up apply a strip of masking tape to the pipe. It prevents the iron from reacting with the water in the glue and staining the wood. Copyright © 2008 This feed is for personal, non-commerc...
Staining Problems: Fast Fix for Glue Smudges
If you notice stain not taking in a particular spot, the key is to address the problem quickly before the stain sets. A dried glue smudge won’t allow stain or finish to penetrate the surface of the wood. Fortunately, there is an easy fix to this di...
Keeping Panels Flush While Gluing
When gluing up a panel, the boards sometimes shift up or down as you tighten the clamp. To prevent this movement and assure yourself of a flat panel, try tightening a bar clamp across the ends of a joint lines to draw the surface of the boards flush...
