On Thu, 27 Nov 2003 00:39:03 GMT, "Bill Orr"
wrote:

Need a little advice if anyone can help..

I'm building a walnut ornamental lock box for my pre-teeen niece. I want to
line it with felt but I'm not sure of the kind of glue I should use. I'll cut
the felt out in one piece so that it just folds in place for a perfect fit both
bottom and lid. I had thought ot using just plain old Elmers white glue but
I'm afraid it might bleed through. What do you think? If I accidentally got
some glue on the front of the felt, how do I get it off.?

Bill Orr

The way I did this when I built a music box for my daughter was to cut
some thin cardboard -- like the stuff you find on the back of a pad of
paper -- to fit inside the box, then glue the felt to that with 3M #77
spray adhesive, then slip the felt-covered cardboard into the box. If
you measure carefully, it will stay solidly in place without glue and
yet be removeable if it ever needs to be replaced some day.

One piece for the bottom, with felt wrapped around all four sides of
the cardboard. Once continuous piece for all four side, with felt
wrapped around top and bottom. If you're covering the top, do it like
the bottom.

-- jc
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