On Monday, December 3, 2012 6:19:20 AM UTC-8, Doug Winterburn wrote:
On 12/02/2012 04:32 AM, Tim west wrote: An old favourite wooden chopping board has just come apart at a glued seam. I've glued it together using white PVA glue, simply because I have some and I've never heard about it being toxic. There is still a small gap on most of the seam which I want to fill in for Hygiene reasons. What fairly inoffensive and easy to use substance might I use for this? I did think of using a nail varnish which I guess is just a quick drying cellulose paint? Any other suggestions please? I'd run each edge surface over the jointer until flat, then re-glue with TB3. -- "Socialism is a philosophy of failure,the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery" -Winston Churchill

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Yes, recut the wood so you don't have a gap. Water will infiltrate and breal the joint pretty quickly no matter what you "try"