Glue brush discovery.

[Cameron Wood]

I still use a finger, almost exclusively.

I'm guessing that you have a lot of clean up after gluing up some mortise and tenons or dovetails.

[steven c newman]

Used the acid brush this morning, in fact...
The Glue-up, 1 more clamp .JPG
Lots of through dovetails to moosh the glue around in...no hairs seen..

[Jim Koepke]

I still use a finger, almost exclusively.

My reason for ending the use of a finger during glue up is what happened the time my nose started itching.

jtk

[Rob Luter]

I found these silicone food baster brushes to be the best overall . The advantages I have found over bristle brushes of any kind is :
They cost next to nothing
Dried out glue simply pulls off even days after it long dried up
no need to store them in water
bristles never come off
The only modification required is to clip the long bristles back to about 1/2 inch in length.
Primarily for me they speed up adding glue to the many many pieces for segmented turned bowls.
here is a link to the brushes I bought there are many options and sources
calabrese55
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

These would work well on LARGE scale projects. I need more precision. Something 1/4” wide with the same construction would be handy.

[mike calabrese]

These would work well on LARGE scale projects. I need more precision. Something 1/4” wide with the same construction would be handy.

have a look at these smaller silicone brushes
calabrese55
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=silicone+..._ts-doa-p_2_12

[mike stenson]

I have a set of the 1/2" and 1" sil-brushes in that link. I do use them, they're easy to clean. I do use a pallet knife for most joinery though. I don't like having to clean the glue from my fingers off my work, and I know me. When I use a finger, I always have to.

[Rob Luter]

I have a set of the 1/2" and 1" sil-brushes in that link. I do use them, they're easy to clean. I do use a pallet knife for most joinery though. I don't like having to clean the glue from my fingers off my work, and I know me. When I use a finger, I always have to.

I have a pallet knife in the drawer of misfit tools. I'll have to give it a shot.

[chuck van dyck]

Old saw blades work great as glue spreaders as well as glue scrapers. A used up Irwin pull saw blade and a grinder of some sort and you can get any shape you need, and lots of them.
I grind the teeth off fully but just had the thought while writing this, there may be some benefit to leaving the teeth to some degree to form those nice glue ridges.

[mike stenson]

I have a pallet knife in the drawer of misfit tools. I'll have to give it a shot.

Very handy in tight spots.

[Cameron Wood]

I always have in mind James Krenov saying in one of his books

(paraphrasing) "Beyond some tiny beads to show there was enough, any glue that squeezes out should not have been there in the first place."

Not saying my glue-ups reflect that, but I think about it...

[Maurice Mcmurry]

I always have in mind James Krenov saying in one of his books

(paraphrasing) "Beyond some tiny beads to show there was enough, any glue that squeezes out should not have been there in the first place."

Not saying my glue-ups reflect that, but I think about it...

I added James Krenov to my reading list. Mom won't rest until I read War and Peace and The Brothers K. Woodworking content might be just the thing to get me stared. Thanks!