Bill, For me it depends upon the project and the finish. If the project is something that will be stained my wife, like the paint brush, won't let me near the glue bottle for the same reason that you mentioned. If it is something that will be painted or left alone like the box for my molding cutters I will put a liberal amount and when it is squeezed out I have a pile of wet shop rags to clean up. When I use tight bond I only apply to one surface. White glue I use a little on both sides and let it stand for a minute or so before putting together. The cohesion is fairly quick and helps hold in place before the clamps are attached. It still takes a few hours to cure. Even then some glue squeezes out and more shop rags. I use the disposable paper shop rags. Karen even uses them to apply the rub on polyurethane since they are lint free. Even when Karen helps me with a project like the vanity or TV stand some tight bond squeezes out. She can see where it is and quickly cleans it up. Some times I let it alone and use a paint scraper and sander after it is dry. The paint scraper is what most professionals use. I watched this done on the Yankee Workshop many times. I don't particularly like doing that I sometimes get a little too happy with the scraper and need a lot of sanding to remove the scratch marks. And I will only do that on hard woods. I destroyed some pine with that technique. To apply the glue although a little messy I use my finger. I can feel how well I have it covered. When Karen helps she uses a very small paint brush, one of my forbidden tools. I am tempted to purchase a glue applicator that has a roller that applies the glue. Again this was used on the Yankee Workshop.
Lenny ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Stephan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 4:26 PM Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Plywood question Auright I'm convinced, I'll use either 1/2 or 3/8 for the bottoms, fronts and backs, and 1/4 plywood for the sides. So, now, can somebody give me some pointers on gluing? Every time I do it, I wind up with excess glue oozing out. I'm pretty sure I'm using too much glue, but it's hard for me to tell how much I'm actually applying. ,is it necessary to put glue on both pieces or is one sufficient.. To my credit, I actually thought about doing it like this, but was thinking about 3/4 inch just because it's wide enough that it'd be less likely I'd split it. -----Original Message----- .From: "Lenny McHugh"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> .Sent: 2/9/07 1:46:14 PM .To: "[email protected]"<[email protected]> .Subject: Re: [BlindHandyMan] Plywood question . .Hi Bill, .If it is only for storing CDs I would probably use 1/2" plywood or even .3/8". I would also glue and brad nail. .If I was storing something heavier I would probably reconsider that choice. .I made a box to store my molding cutters and used 1/2" particle board for .the sides and glued an old scrap of 1/4" paneling to make top and bottom. I .then ran it through my table saw to cut about 1/2 to make the lid. .I did something similar a few years ago to make a carrying case for some of .my magic props. That had a lot of use and held up great. .I would even consider using that material for your project. It paints nice. .. . .For both of those projects I used only tight bond glue. .The one carrying case is about 20 years old. .Lenny .----- Original Message ----- .From: "William Stephan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> .To: <[email protected]> .Sent: Friday, February 09, 2007 2:31 PM .Subject: [BlindHandyMan] Plywood question . . .I've decided to build some boxes that will be used to store CDs in a couple .cabinets we have. These will be simple, just a bottom, and four sides. I .think I want the bottoms and fronts and backs to be 3/4 inches thick. . .Basically, I'm thinking about either 1x8s or 3/4 inch plywood. If I use the .1x8s, there's likely to be some waste, whereas if I use plywood, there'll be .a lot less. . .My question to you folks then is whether there's a reason not to screw into .the edges of plywood. 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