Clamps, and fleck.
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I found some boards with terrific fleck!
— Al Navas
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I had almost enough clamps
March 16, 2010 By
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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)
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…