Help on staining and glue

On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 20:11:39 -0400, "larry in cinci" <larryhab@one.net>
wrote:

>If I stain a tenon or a tongue with stain only (no finish such as shellac or
>varnish) will that interfere with the glue bond making a weaker joint? In
>other words can I apply stain to my whole project and then assemble without
>problems? Or am I asking for trouble doing this? Thanks once again for the
>advice. Larry

Stain is a sealer and it will interfere with wood glue. The strength
of a joint has more to do with the joint itself rather than the glue.
You can use masking tap to protect the tenon.

Thanks Phish Aren't we getting chummy?) BSEG
"Phisherman" <nobody@noone.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 20:11:39 -0400, "larry in cinci" <larryhab@one.net>
> wrote:
>
> >If I stain a tenon or a tongue with stain only (no finish such as shellac
or
> >varnish) will that interfere with the glue bond making a weaker joint? In
> >other words can I apply stain to my whole project and then assemble
without
> >problems? Or am I asking for trouble doing this? Thanks once again for
the
> >advice. Larry
>
> Stain is a sealer and it will interfere with wood glue. The strength
> of a joint has more to do with the joint itself rather than the glue.
> You can use masking tap to protect the tenon.