Tip of the Week - Glued Up Tops

[Todd Burch]

When glueing up a double thickness counter top or other double-thickness sheet-piece (don't say that too fast...), here's a tip.

Make your pieces over-sized, say by 1/2" to 1" in both directions. Purposefully, glue them up offset to each other so that you maintain a straight edge on both pieces. These straight edges will ride on your tablesaw fence, allowing you to rip the excess off for a perfect, clean, crisp edge. But don't cut it undersized!

Todd.

[Alan Turner]

I don't do much of this work, but will remember your tip. Thanks.

[Don Stanley]

This is a good tip! You can also use a router with a template bit (straight with ball bearing) if the top is to big for the tablesaw.

If tops are already cut to identical size, you can use a couple of dowels as registration pins; put one in each corner.

=Don=

[Tom Sweeney]

after I already cut both pieces of MDF to size for my shop cabinet top :rolleyes:

Boy do I have a lot to learn about this WW'ing stuff
Thanks for the tip - I'll remember it next time.

[Mark Singer]

No sheet!
Mark