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How To Make Strong Glue Joints in Wood

Increasing the surface area of the joint enhances its strength. You can do this by adding biscuits, dominoes or splines ...
Gluing panels, joining glass and metal to wood, all about wood density. Q: We are making edged-glued panels. Our question is: “Can we glue using a sawn edge?” We have heard several opinions. Can you ...
There seems to be a lot of misinformation that exists (word of mouth and Internet sources) about the role of pressure when gluing wood. So, let’s look at this topic in detail. (Epoxy adhesives have ...
Gorilla Glue is pretty much my default answer for any kind of mixed medium gluing. Hmm, though I can't recall the last time I used it on plastic, to be honest. I know it works best on at least ...
Cutting boards can be expensive, so it's always annoying when those inevitable little cracks show up. But you can fill them pretty easily with some wood glue and sandpaper. You don't want to live with ...
Cleaning LPs with a bottle of wood glue is hardly an intuitive way to get more mileage out of that bottle of glue in your workshop or clean a beloved LP. The results, however, are quite impressive.