5 tips for better glue-ups.
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If you use a single grain of salt you're using mono-sodium glue to mate. Thanks for displaying degrees C for those of us that live...everywhere else.
manyirons my oh my.
Go stand in the corner and think about what you did.
manyirons There are plenty of us out here that see our wives enough. There is no reason to be glued to her. I take it you're single.
This is an Avengers level pun.
Dang, wish I had said that. Clever
Hey Steve, lose the piece. That way I could see the rest of the screen shot.
As someone named Daniel who lives in Minnesota, this was an odd video for me... But a good one!
Daniel Determan 😂👍
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Also a Daniel who loves tight mitres LOL... was like WAIT what?!
Daniel in Texas here! Yep, a bit of surprise
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I really appreciate the run down on glue and temperature. I'm also glad to know it's not ruined if it freezes. Been carrying a gallon jug into the house all winter. I like the "glue-grab" idea too. Thanks!
Not going to lie, being named Daniel, I freaked out a little with the "except for maybe you DANIEL" as I was listening more to the video than watching.
Oh, and a good way to prevent slippage is to leave a few small places (smaller than a penny) without glue, add a drop of super glue in those places. When you press the boards together the super glue will grab and prevent slippage while you get the clamps in place. I've used this for years with much greater results than salt or a pile of rocks 😂
I love that you (a master woodworker) makes so many vids for newer woodworkers and some really useful tricks and tips to more experienced ppl and just wanna say I appreciate what you do and thank you
When I randomly have questions about something I always get super excited if you have a video on it. Thank you so much for these. They have helped me big time with a lot of my random projects I do.
I have been woodworking for years. Your videos for newbies are fantastic. I have been recommending your TH-cam channel to friends and anyone who is even slightly interested in woodworking. Keep up the good work.
Just got into woodworking to build a D&D table, and your channel has been a lifesaver. I've been scouring other channels looking for how to fill uneven mitres (because of course I messed that up on my first project), and sure enough, today is the day I need that info since it's the first day without rain since we started the project two weeks ago. Thanks for all you do!
Depending on the size of the laminated panel and my available clamps, one way I've sometimes avoided glue slippage is to use 2 temporary clamps edge to edge, at right angles to each other, with the jaws covering the edges of both panels. Then put the multiple clamps in place that will clamp the lamination, and remove the temporary edge clamps. But most of the time, I just cut them oversize and later trim the laminated panel.
Just wanted to say I appreciated that temperature conversion!
New aspiring hobbyist woodworker. Love your channel for great beginners projects!
Always a Good Friday when you post a video. Great reminders here
I live in Michigan. Early in the season, later winter or early spring, I use Titebond III
Bought your courses and love your no nonsense videos! Thank you Steve!
I'm new to woodworking. I've wanted to do it for a while but haven't had a space until recently. I'm trying to fill my knowledge gaps as quickly as possible by watching several TH-cam channels about building with wood, but yours certainly inspires me the most to try new things and keep at the hobby.
I'm currently trying to stock my work shop on a shoestring budget. Picking up tools as I find them at a good price, none of them are particularly fancy (Or even 'good'), but it's a start. Today I finished the final two shadow boxes, for some figures I own, that I designed and started building before I began taking woodworking more seriously. (And before I even owned a single clamp) I wish I had known in the beginning even the small amount of know-how I've picked-up from your show so far when I had started. They look significantly better than the other two and have zero nails in them. I was even able to fix a few mistakes I made in the design process with what I've learned and a little leftover board I had.
I have a LONG way to go but, paraphrasing you, I've already done more with wood than than almost everyone else I know. I look forward to designing and building more projects going forward and incorporating the things I learn here and elsewhere into those projects. Next is "fixing" a bench that I made some major mistakes on (Another design/build from before I had any idea how things were actually done) and then I'll be using your wood cart plans for the next upgrade to the shop
Thanks so much for doing what you do and I'll definitely be watching your show (Already Subscribed) and combing through the archives for things I've missed. All the best to you!
Such insanely helpful info! Thank you for making woodworking accessible!!
Hey! I just happened to have watched one of your latest videos on the fact that end grain joints are actually stronger. Just wanted to leave a note incase you wanted to leave a note on the video or if any comment readers find is useful.
I saw a video on that subject too. I was quite surprised by the results of the tests and the efforts put in to designing the test protocols.
On the topic of making your own wood putty or filler: if a color match isn’t a big deal, I’ve been mixing coffee grounds with wood glue on some of my projects. I use a lot of old pallets and I like the color contrast it adds when filling in old nail holes. It is a little courser than sanding dust. So just keep that in mind.
coffee grounds seems like a good idea to me, they are pretty strong and water resistant.
Loving the new videos Steve! You are the person who inspired us to get back into building!
Everytime I hear "clamps" I think of Futurama. "It's gonna be clamp this, clamp that. Bada-climp, bada-clamp!"
Practical advice. As a new woodworker, I appreciate the no-nonsense approach.
As always, your videos are very informative, to the point and fun to watch. Thank you for sharing.
Clear, simple, and I learnt more that I thought I would. Thanks.
Watched the whole video and upvoted just for the YT algorithm. Thanks for making these Steve, we know you’re not crazy about doing them.
Exactly how I do glue ups! Sliding the surfaces around a bit works great.
Love your videos. Compared to other beginner videos, you explain in a way that always makes total sense. You need a masters class haha
Thank you for useful tips and detailed explanation, I can't stop watching your videos.
Thanks for the tips, and especially for including captions in SI unit!
As a Canadian I appreciate you adding the Celsius when talking about temperature! Thanks!
Excellent video! Thanks for keeping me out of a sticky situation.
-Will
Thank you. Simple things, but I personally appreciate these kinds of things.
"but really I'd like to see somebody do a side-by-side test" Project Farm or Matthias Wandel? , nice video and to the point, always enjoy your enthusiasm
And here I am, in Minnesota, it was 36 degrees when I woke up. Waiting for the day to warm my cold unheated garage so I can go make my first cutting board. Now thinking I should do the glue-up inside...thanks Steve!
I burst out laughing at immediately after fine sand and seeing the exaggeration of thrown dirt. Laughed so loud and long it annoyed my wife. Love that humor!
Great Video thanks for creating. Love your channel, has been inspiration and help to me with my experience and growth as a woodworker and YT...Cheers!
you could also use some saw dust instead of salt or brads.
Its worked for me and because i re-saw A LOT of boards for small projects I tend of have about half of a 5-gallon bucket of it at all times
The endgrain trick is something I'll definitely be trying soon. Thanks!
Since the shop i work at has a lot of clamps, we usually just clamp straight pieces of soft woods covered in tape to the sides for alignment!
Simplest is best, Willow !! :D
The end grain trick with watered glue is really helpful... Thank you 🙏🏻
I have been banned from woodworking channels because I insist that you can indeed glue end grain. Always good to see my optimism validated.
The adding sand thing did seem to work quite well, though.
LOL
Yeah it does, as does fine grit sand. But the "totally not the sponsor" doesn't want people doing it.
clearly not enough glue!
I agree with you on Titebond as the glue of choice. It is the only one I've been using for the last ten years now in my shop and I've used it to build thousands of canoe and kayak paddles over the years. I buy it 2 or 3 gallons at a time when i buy it. And up here in northwestern Ontario(north of Minnesota), I keep my shop well heated throughout the winter. Might as well be comfortable when working from my home based shop.
Thank YOU very much !! from a old amateur in Switzerland !! Kinde regards !!!
All ways good videos and great humor some of your ideals have helps me many times.
Always fun to watch!
"A jewelry box you can jump on" is basically how I make, well, everything.
M L right.. is this a bad thing? I don’t see it as a bad thing 😂
You can jump on any box. Some will break but you can jump on them.
If it's worth engineering, it's worth over engineering.
@@nickmorgan19457 that's how they do it in Soviet Russia.
So true 😄
I was glued to this video. It was a bit salty though. Excellent video once again thank you.
Great informative video Steve. I was in need of something like this.
excellent tips and advice, as always. Thanks, Steve
Just wanted to say keep up the good work Learned a lot from you
Thanks for all the content lately :)
Great Video Packed With Tons Of Useful Information !
Steve - thank you, thank you~! I've been watching your videos to help my projects. This is good one....because I still struggle with gluing..... ;)
Your gluing method is exactly what i do 👍
for the sliding boards thing I use some corner bracket things I made out of scrap to align the pieces. It also helps to spread the glue thinner.
Ha, sand on glue- a masterpiece script work we all came to love so much!
Speaking of this in school we are doing end grain wood I have a bunch of gaps this will help thanks
Yes, I'm from Minnesota, and yes, just this week I needed some wood putty to fill some holes in stained wood. I have a basement workshop, and in this neck of the woods, it's not the cold - it's the low humidity inside homes -- which can get below 13%! I finally found some wood putty, but it was an old jar that looked more like dried up crusty boogers...
Great tips, thanks
When i was new to woodowrking i let my gallon jug of titebond3 out in the garage during the middle of winter, it was absolutely solid as a rock and when it thawed out it stayed in a lumpy kind of state but you can still absolutely spread it. It defiantly doesn't seem to be gluing weaker which is good. typically i use it for dumb little random things or huge surfaces just because i dont trust it completely, despite it showing strong glue joints, to perfectly hold things in normal situations.
Always helpful. Thanks!
Exactly what I needed. Thanks!
Oversizing the lamination then cutting them down is something I do everytime.
Thanks for the video!
It's a great trick if you have things for cutting them down easy but not all of us have jointers or table saws.
@@DaDunge for large panels a track saw is ideal, but a circular saw with a straight edge can do just as well.
I oversize them because I cant cut the two panels well enough to get them to line up perfectly when laminated.
Thanks for the great tips Steve!
Hey Steve, how about using a little bit of the sawdust from the sanding to add as a grit for the glue ups? I pretty much do it the way you do for laminating. Besides, if you use brads, you'd have to be careful if you saw the pieces down, wouldn't you?
I use glue on the end of the boards I want to paint. The glue makes a good seal so the paint doesn't get soaked into the wood. Great video I love the glue dust paste!!!!
That's a good idea, I might have to try that with plywood edges
@@skillcollector9800 thanks a few thin coats and sand after some dry time is how I do it. I mostly do it on MDF. So let me know how it turns out!
I love your last tip. It makes sense. Thank you
The old, old-timers used to slip-fit joints together to get a joint that didn't need to be clamped. Roy Underhill showed this technique on one of his Woodwright Shop shows. What happens (as best I can figure) is that when you're sliding the wood around, you're letting all the air pockets out of the joint, so there's nothing left but glue. This technique also ensures that the glue is thinly and evenly spread.
This can be a problem when you're grinding optics, like a telescope mirror. The closer to finished you are (i.e., the smoother and closer matched the surfaces) the worse the problem gets. You can actually weld two pieces of glass together using just water.
Good information and some great gags. Thumbs up to crush a troll.
Mike Curtin I didn't know that old timers could get older. Thanks, but now I'm not sure I ever want to be an old timer knowing that the process never stops.
Good info. Thanks Steve
Thanks! Great video Steve!
Excellent as usual !
You're awesome. Thanks for doing what you do.
excellent video! salutations from a brazilian fan
I really like your advise on how to clamp two boards face to face. I tend to get in a rush thinking that I have to hurry up and clamp. I will try your idea of moving the boards around until it gets alittle sticky . Thank you
Well done Steve 👍👍
great tips. Thanks
I feel the part about a cold shop in my soul. Living in South Dakota makes for a frigid shop. I have a double sunflower heater for now. I try to do most glue ups inside.
Northern Vermont here. Glue ups inside are best in the winter!
Betty Nuovo Same!
Being north of North Dakota, December to late March I avoid doing anything in the garage that I don't absolutely have to do.
Thanks for the coming sens it's going to save me money
7:09 "How to Basic" 🤣💕👍
Hey Steve, have you ever done a video on how to select which plywood type to use for a project? I had a little cabinet fix I was trying to make and thought I could just go to the store and "get a sheet of plywood"--I spent an hour trying to figure out which kind was the best! I'd love to hear how you select your plywood grade for projects.
I'm the guy that can vouch for the minimum temperature Titebond II and III work at. My wood project required clamping and for an unimportant reason I used both of the before mentioned glues on different joints in the project. Temperature when I start in my shop was just under 50 degree, but it was evening and falling fast. The overnight temp got to just 40 degrees. When I went out the next day to unclamp and continue. only one of the joints was bonded and the rest, though dry, had not adhered at all. Those minimum temps on the bottle of glue, believe them!
Thank you Steve 😊
Loved your final "trick"... It really doesn't require a PhD Chemist to come up with every single trick. It is wholly possible and I suggest most likely, the best "tricks" from someone that has made a few hundred or even a few thousand glue ups. Which it seems you have successfully done. Thanks. I will be using your idea hence forth!! Keep it up. Love the channel.
Great tips thanks
Dude, I spit my drink out when you added the "fine sand"!
It’s amazing how you look younger as time goes on.
sold his soul to the TH-cam gods
I love your F13 machete frame back there!
I like the dirt/pebbles/rocks method best!
Great presentation, Steve. The last method (being the simplest) is always the best: In fact, using the clamps you employed in the example - they have a straight edge on the vertices of that clamp - that's enough of a guide rail to ensure alignment - or as near as damn it. Salt (or sand) - what genius thought that one up ?? Laughing, here :D Thank you, as always :)
Nice tips
I learned things. Thanks!
I add some holes to both boards with a center punch then I apply the glue and slide the boards a little bit then I go for the clamps. Works just fine and every time!
Throwing a little sand on it really made my day! I haven't laughed that hard at a woodworking video in a long time! lol
Your last comment is exactly what I do. Purposefully don't align boards. Make sure the are both parallel to each other abut just off by a couple of mm. That way when you put it against your table saw fence you are pressing one of the boards against the fence without the other one touching. That will give you a straight cut.
Thanks Steve
Thanks Steve!
A great tip I saw for making wood filler is to mix it with a darker or lighter color. Say if you are working with a dark wood and it's got cute little dark stripes throughout, add a little darker sawdust to your putty to make it blend in better
I mix my glue with coffee grounds.
Great video!
Hello from Minnesota.👍
I've lost several bottles of glue because of freezing. Each year I try to remember to bring in all my glue, stain, paint etc before the freeze but miss a few. Where I live we go through long freezing and many freeze//thaw cycles. Just best to keep the stuff inside and have a heated indoor area to do gluing during the winter months.
I didn't know it was ok for your wood glue to freeze that's awesome
Common sense; major reason I like your approach!
I am currently gluing up a huge number of pieces. Using Titebond 2, per normal, but last week there was a sale at Harbor Freight on little items and I came home with an 8oz container of Gorilla Wood Glue. Comparison side by side, on pre-primed pieces (except for the cuts at end grain), the Gorilla glue is wetter, less tack than Titebond, just sort of like the pre-priming was coated with Rain-X repellent a bit. Until I spread it out. I'm sure it'll glue up and hold fine, but the Titebond tack makes it easier to position and hold pieces while attaching. So I'm using the Gorilla glue for sizing the end grain of moulding pieces. Figure that extra wetness will come in handy there. I'm also thinking of using leftover white glue, Elmer's, for some of this, because I just decluttered a whole bunch of it in the office.