July 30, 2010

I had almost enough clamps

Clamps, and fleck.

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I found some boards with terrific fleck!

Al Navas

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About Al Navas
I live in NW Missouri, and I love making furniture for my clients. Please let me know if you are interested in buying an item similar to those in the Photo Gallery - I would love to work with you, to design your item!

Comments

  1. Bob EastonNo Gravatar says:

    Hey Al, (in New York, we say YO!!!, but I thought I would be more civil.)
    I hear that nicely jointed edges can be rubbed together with hot hide glue and not need any clamps. I’ll have to try it sometime.

    Stephen Shepard is the Hide Glue guru. (http://www.fullchisel.com/blog/?cat=15)

    • Al NavasNo Gravatar says:

      Bob,

      Right – the hot hide glue (“trick”) works quite nicely with much shorter boards. But I would not want to try it on a glue up this size. I did think about doing it with the Titebond hide glue (liquid at room temp.), which does wonders – VERY long open time, and compatible with all finishes. But I decided for the clamps. Next time…