I have had my birch wood worktops cut professionally. Two questions:

1 What should I use for glue - PVA or normal wood glue?
2 Do the bolts have to be left in after fixing?

Davis,
Manchester.

On Sat, 8 Oct 2005 10:17:25 +0000 (UTC), "David"
wrote:

I have had my birch wood worktops cut professionally. Two questions:

1 What should I use for glue - PVA or normal wood glue?

PVA and "normal wood glue" (which is normally water soluble)are not a
very good choice because any water leaking down would tend to make it
give way.

A good choice is Evostik Timebond, which is a contact adhesive having
a delay to allow some movement of pieces before bonding.

2 Do the bolts have to be left in after fixing?

Yes, definitely. It's also a good idea to use some beech biscuits
fitted using a biscuit jointer or special cutter in a router to cut
the slots. This will give very good vertical alignment to create a
smooth surface joint that won't move.





Davis,
Manchester.


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