I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide and
18" long.
What is the best way of edge gluing these together?
I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all the
pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces are
perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a drum sander,
so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane, and to sand/scrape
the other face smooth.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
Harvey
eclipsme wrote:
> I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide and
> 18" long.
>
> What is the best way of edge gluing these together?
>
> I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all the
> pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces are
> perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a drum sander,
> so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane, and to sand/scrape
> the other face smooth.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Harvey
Press them down with bricks
"eclipsme" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide and 18"
>long.
>
> What is the best way of edge gluing these together?
>
> I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all the
> pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces are
> perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a drum sander,
> so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane, and to sand/scrape
> the other face smooth.
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks,
> Harvey
>
Heres the way luthiers do it.
http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/hb_musical_instruments/article/0,2033,DIY_13881_2778041,00.html
Dave
eclipsme wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
> > eclipsme wrote:
> >> I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide and
> >> 18" long.
> >>
> >> What is the best way of edge gluing these together?
> >>
> >> I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all the
> >> pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces are
> >> perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a drum sander,
> >> so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane, and to sand/scrape
> >> the other face smooth.
> >>
> >> Any ideas?
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >> Harvey
> >
> > Press them down with bricks
> >
> I guess that would be 2 or 3 bricks per board, wouldn't it?
>
> Harvey
Ayup depending on the brick size. How were these cut? Is at least 1
face of each jointed/smooth? What will you be doing with the completed
panel?
Joe
[email protected] wrote:
> eclipsme wrote:
>> I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide and
>> 18" long.
>>
>> What is the best way of edge gluing these together?
>>
>> I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all the
>> pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces are
>> perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a drum sander,
>> so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane, and to sand/scrape
>> the other face smooth.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Harvey
>
> Press them down with bricks
>
I guess that would be 2 or 3 bricks per board, wouldn't it?
Harvey
"eclipsme" wrote in message
> I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide and
> 18" long.
>
> What is the best way of edge gluing these together?
>
> I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all the
> pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces are
> perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a drum sander,
> so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane, and to sand/scrape
> the other face smooth.
>
> Any ideas?
To be successful they really need to be the same thickness, as clamping
works much better if they are. Also you don't need to use a whole lot of
clamping pressure ... easy does it.
Much as the other poster said, use bricks to keep thin parts flat when
clamping. Not a bad idea to keep a bunch of bricks in the shop, covered with
duct tape, as they come in handy on many glue-ups.
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[email protected] wrote:
> eclipsme wrote:
>> [email protected] wrote:
>>> eclipsme wrote:
>>>> I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide and
>>>> 18" long.
>>>>
>>>> What is the best way of edge gluing these together?
>>>>
>>>> I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all the
>>>> pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces are
>>>> perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a drum sander,
>>>> so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane, and to sand/scrape
>>>> the other face smooth.
>>>>
>>>> Any ideas?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Harvey
>>> Press them down with bricks
>>>
>> I guess that would be 2 or 3 bricks per board, wouldn't it?
>>
>> Harvey
>
> Ayup depending on the brick size. How were these cut? Is at least 1
> face of each jointed/smooth? What will you be doing with the completed
> panel?
> Joe
>
Actually, not completely. I did run each newly exposed face over the
jointer after cutting with the band saw, but only enough to take out any
bad irregularities. The edges were jointed before resawing.
I am veneering the top of a cabinet.
Harvey
Swingman wrote:
> "eclipsme" wrote in message
>> I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide and
>> 18" long.
>>
>> What is the best way of edge gluing these together?
>>
>> I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all the
>> pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces are
>> perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a drum sander,
>> so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane, and to sand/scrape
>> the other face smooth.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>
> To be successful they really need to be the same thickness, as clamping
> works much better if they are. Also you don't need to use a whole lot of
> clamping pressure ... easy does it.
>
> Much as the other poster said, use bricks to keep thin parts flat when
> clamping. Not a bad idea to keep a bunch of bricks in the shop, covered with
> duct tape, as they come in handy on many glue-ups.
>
Hmm, so I have seen on TV! Thanks for the suggestions. Any ideas on
getting them the same thickness?
Harvey
eclipsme wrote:
> [email protected] wrote:
>> eclipsme wrote:
>>> I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide
>>> and 18" long.
>>>
>>> What is the best way of edge gluing these together?
>>>
>>> I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all
>>> the pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces
>>> are perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a
>>> drum sander, so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane,
>>> and to sand/scrape the other face smooth.
>>>
>>> Any ideas?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Harvey
>>
>> Press them down with bricks
>>
> I guess that would be 2 or 3 bricks per board, wouldn't it?
>
> Harvey
Do you also post under the name "stryped"?
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Teamcasa wrote:
> "eclipsme" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
>> I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide and 18"
>> long.
>>
>> What is the best way of edge gluing these together?
>>
>> I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all the
>> pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces are
>> perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a drum sander,
>> so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane, and to sand/scrape
>> the other face smooth.
>>
>> Any ideas?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Harvey
>>
> Heres the way luthiers do it.
>
> http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/hb_musical_instruments/article/0,2033,DIY_13881_2778041,00.html
>
> Dave
>
>
Thanks for the link. I now remember seeing the show, and that is exactly
what I tried! I think my problem was 1.)I am trying to glue 4 boards at
once. Perhaps 2 at a time would be better. and 2.) the pieces are a bit
different thicknesses, but this would again be helped by gluing 2 at
once, I think.
Thanks,
Harvey