Cliff Polubinsky
04-18-2021, 6:17 PM
I'm in the process of building a storage cabinet for the kitchen. 44" wide by 72" tall, 4 sections, 2 up and 2 down with 3 slide out trays each and 2 drawers in the middle. Hickory veneered plywood for the sides and shelves/top/bottom with solid Hickory for the face frames, doors, etc. Using Hickory to match the existing cabinets.
Assembled the carcass ok. The rails and center stile went in fine, but when I glued the outside stiles on (after 3 or 4 dry assemblies for fitting) evidently one of the Dominos on the left stile hung up and I didn't notice the problem until I heard the crack as I was clamping it down. By that point it was too late and I figured I'd look it over after the glue cured and see if it could be salvaged. It couldn't. It would have to be replaced. This is why I use liquid hide glue.
Used the track saw to cut off all but 1/16" of the stile, didn't want to risk cutting any of the plywood side. Then by applying water and an iron to the thin slice of hickory left I was able to safely pry it off. Tomorrow I'll get a new board and mill a new stile.
If I'd used one of the pva glues I'm not sure how I could have saved the project so easily. Sometimes I need all the help I can get.
Cliff
Assembled the carcass ok. The rails and center stile went in fine, but when I glued the outside stiles on (after 3 or 4 dry assemblies for fitting) evidently one of the Dominos on the left stile hung up and I didn't notice the problem until I heard the crack as I was clamping it down. By that point it was too late and I figured I'd look it over after the glue cured and see if it could be salvaged. It couldn't. It would have to be replaced. This is why I use liquid hide glue.
Used the track saw to cut off all but 1/16" of the stile, didn't want to risk cutting any of the plywood side. Then by applying water and an iron to the thin slice of hickory left I was able to safely pry it off. Tomorrow I'll get a new board and mill a new stile.
If I'd used one of the pva glues I'm not sure how I could have saved the project so easily. Sometimes I need all the help I can get.
Cliff