Thin boards glue-up

[Nissim Avrahami]

Good day

Disclaimer
This idea is not mine, I saw it in a book and just modified it a little bit but...I took the pics myself

First I experimented with 8mm (5/16") MDF and then, with 4mm (5/32") solid wood.

Regards
niki


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[Nissim Avrahami]

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[Jared Cuneo]

Very interesting, I'm going to try this!

Thanks!

JC

[Jim Dunn]

No sir,, thank you for the informative posts like this one.

[David DeCristoforo]

I really like your method but if anyone in my shop ever used one of my Japanese chisels for cleaning up glue I would....well I guess I can't describe that here but you get the point. Get yersef a cheapo chisel for this.
Please....

[Nissim Avrahami]

Thank you so much

David
The chisel in the pic look like a Japanese chisel and I bought it in Japan but.....at the "100 Yen shop" (yeap, less than a Dollar), I have some 15~20 of them in all different sizes and they look exactly as the real ones (with the hollow back) but...simple iron...

I have a few real Japanese chisels that I guard so much that....I'm not even taking a picture of them... :)

Regards
niki

[Jules Dominguez]

I glued some 4-5" wide 1/2 inch thick white oak boards a couple of days ago, using Bessey parallel clamps. The final glue-up was 15 inches wide. I just set the clamps on a level tabletop and put the boards on the bars with waxed paper under the glue joints. I thought I might have to do something to prevent the boards being glued from bowing up, but it wasn't necesssary. I used very light clamping pressure, and got a good tight glue line. The assemblies remained flat.
I've never tried edge-gluing anything thinner than 1/2 inch, but if I do, I'll try the Besseys first. If that doesn't work satisfactorily, I'll try your method. Thanks for the tip.

[Doug Pettway]

luthiers use this technique. its great to see another example in pictures though as it can be difficult to get the technique just right.

[Dick Bringhurst]

Jules, I've used your method on 1/8" material with good results. Dick B.

[Eddie Darby]

Thanks for the great post!!! I love the easy to follow pics!

I like the idea of having a piece of wax paper underneath, that is bigger than the piece that is being glued together, rather than a thin strip of packing tape, so that the bottom reference surface, will be flat.

[Nissim Avrahami]

Thank you Eddie

The thickness of the packing tape is so thin that it will not make any difference for me...as an amateur :)

Regards
niki

[Scott Felicetti]

Any hints on how I could do this with much wider boards? 2ft each. Great post. I have to glue up 1/8" thin poplar veneers.
Scott

[Jules Dominguez]

Jules, I've used your method on 1/8" material with good results. Dick B.

Thanks, Dick, I'll remember that. Sometimes I just assume something won't work and don't bother trying it.

[Dick Latshaw]

Any hints on how I could do this with much wider boards? 2ft each. Great post. I have to glue up 1/8" thin poplar veneers.

Joint the edges that you have to glue up. I clamp the pieces together between some 3/4 MDF and joint them with a hand plane. Cut enough strips of packing tape (the clear stuff) to place one every six inches or so. Apply glue to both edges, while holding them together. Align the joint (an assistant helps here) and press the tape onto one side. Pull the joint together, stretching the packing tape over the joint and seal the tape down on the other side. Put a strip of blue tape (or masking tape will do) along the joint. Turn over the glue up and put a strip of blue tape on the other side of the joint. Weight down the jointed piece and let it dry overnight.

[David DeCristoforo]

"I have a few real Japanese chisels that I guard so much that....I'm not even taking a picture of them..."

Good. Thanx for putting my mind at rest!

[Rich Engelhardt]

Hello Niki,
Thank you for a very timely post.
I have a winter project coming up where I need to make several 2'x4' or 2'x2' panels out of thin stock.