Wednesday, February 27, 2008

WOODWORKING, GLUE SPOT PROBLEM

Glue Spots, Ways to avoid when woodworking.

One of the problems most woodworkers have is glue spots which show up during the staining or finishing process. Once a project is stained and spots start to show up, it can be very difficult to correct or touch up...
There are a few things we can do to help with this problem.
Some woodworkers solve thee problems but pre staining there wood parts before assemble. This way any glue squeeze out is on top of the stain and can be wiped off with a wet rag. I don’t like to use this method. I always seem to do something to the finish during clamping or assemble that is almost as hard to touch up as the glue squeeze out or the spots.
The next helpful thing is to tape around joints before assemble, so that glue squeeze out goes on the tape and not the wood. Be careful not to get the tape into the joint. It makes for easier removal.
The last thing we can do is to let the glue squeeze out semi dry to a gel. Once this has happened, you can use a scrapper on a flat surface to scrape away the glue. If you are in a corner or at a joint, you can use a chisel to remove the glue.
One thing you do not want to do is use a dry rag to wipe away glue squeeze out. I do noe even like doing this with a wet rag. You still can have glue spread around on the wood which makes matters worst.
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