Drew Pavlak
12-21-2015, 1:42 PM
Haven't posted in a while and hopefully I can get a quick answer.... I am working on a beam style Mantle for my wife... everything is done and I finished it last night... now I just need to glue it up... only 2 mortise and tenon joints hold it together... question I have is how do I keep the clamps from damaging the finish when I glue it up?
Mantle is Cherry and it was finished with Watco Danish oil and then I will probably wax it and buff it out.
My fear is that when I clamp it it will leave a spot where the clamp was on the front and top side of the mantel.
Wondering what other people might be using ... Another piece of wood between clamp and project? MDF? Cloth of some kind?
I have noticed recently that the little pads that are on a lot of my clamps are leaving a spot that I have to sand out when I do my glue ups... pads are clean, not sure why I am getting the spot. Bruising the wood? Is that even possible? Doesn't look like a dent. Are the pads leaving some kind of oily residue behind?
Mantle is Cherry and it was finished with Watco Danish oil and then I will probably wax it and buff it out.
My fear is that when I clamp it it will leave a spot where the clamp was on the front and top side of the mantel.
Wondering what other people might be using ... Another piece of wood between clamp and project? MDF? Cloth of some kind?
I have noticed recently that the little pads that are on a lot of my clamps are leaving a spot that I have to sand out when I do my glue ups... pads are clean, not sure why I am getting the spot. Bruising the wood? Is that even possible? Doesn't look like a dent. Are the pads leaving some kind of oily residue behind?