Looking for some advice/suggestions here... I am redoing my bench (Kirby-style base, 24"x72"x1.5") and picked up two laminated ash countertops from HD that are 2'x6' for less than $150 each... very solid and nice clean grain... I was going to glue up the top as normal until I found these, and am planning on gluing them up to make a 3" thick top...
Question is... What would be the best way to clamp them together during the drying time...? and what would be the best glue...? I'm leaning towards yellow wood glue and using screws/lag bolts to hold things tight, since I don't have any clamps that will get to to interior of the slab... edges I could clamp, but shy of finding something weighing 100+# to put int the center to hold things down, I thought that using screws to pull things together, along with using dowels to align everything should work fine... I was planning on getting everything ready, rolling out the glue, and screwing them together until things dry, and then taking out the screws... it will have end caps and a front skirt after...
Any thoughts on a different type of glue or clamping method...?
Thanks,
JH