I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide and
18" long.

What is the best way of edge gluing these together?

I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all the
pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces are
perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a drum sander,
so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane, and to sand/scrape
the other face smooth.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Harvey

"eclipsme" wrote in message
I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide and
18" long.

What is the best way of edge gluing these together?

I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all the
pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces are
perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a drum sander,
so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane, and to sand/scrape
the other face smooth.

Any ideas?

To be successful they really need to be the same thickness, as clamping
works much better if they are. Also you don't need to use a whole lot of
clamping pressure ... easy does it.

Much as the other poster said, use bricks to keep thin parts flat when
clamping. Not a bad idea to keep a bunch of bricks in the shop, covered with
duct tape, as they come in handy on many glue-ups.

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eclipsme wrote:
I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide and
18" long.

What is the best way of edge gluing these together?

I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all the
pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces are
perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a drum sander,
so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane, and to sand/scrape
the other face smooth.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Harvey

Press them down with bricks

I guess that would be 2 or 3 bricks per board, wouldn't it?

Harvey

Swingman wrote:
"eclipsme" wrote in message
I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide and
18" long.

What is the best way of edge gluing these together?

I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all the
pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces are
perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a drum sander,
so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane, and to sand/scrape
the other face smooth.

Any ideas?

To be successful they really need to be the same thickness, as clamping
works much better if they are. Also you don't need to use a whole lot of
clamping pressure ... easy does it.

Much as the other poster said, use bricks to keep thin parts flat when
clamping. Not a bad idea to keep a bunch of bricks in the shop, covered with
duct tape, as they come in handy on many glue-ups.

Hmm, so I have seen on TV! Thanks for the suggestions. Any ideas on
getting them the same thickness?

Harvey

"eclipsme" wrote in message
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I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide and 18"
long.

What is the best way of edge gluing these together?

I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all the
pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces are
perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a drum sander,
so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane, and to sand/scrape
the other face smooth.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Harvey

Heres the way luthiers do it.

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/hb_mus...778041,00.html

Dave

eclipsme wrote:
wrote:
eclipsme wrote:
I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide and
18" long.

What is the best way of edge gluing these together?

I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all the
pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces are
perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a drum sander,
so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane, and to sand/scrape
the other face smooth.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Harvey

Press them down with bricks

I guess that would be 2 or 3 bricks per board, wouldn't it?

Harvey

Ayup depending on the brick size. How were these cut? Is at least 1
face of each jointed/smooth? What will you be doing with the completed
panel?
Joe

Teamcasa wrote:
"eclipsme" wrote in message
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I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide and 18"
long.

What is the best way of edge gluing these together?

I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all the
pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces are
perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a drum sander,
so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane, and to sand/scrape
the other face smooth.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Harvey

Heres the way luthiers do it.

http://www.diynetwork.com/diy/hb_mus...778041,00.html

Dave


Thanks for the link. I now remember seeing the show, and that is exactly
what I tried! I think my problem was 1.)I am trying to glue 4 boards at
once. Perhaps 2 at a time would be better. and 2.) the pieces are a bit
different thicknesses, but this would again be helped by gluing 2 at
once, I think.

Thanks,
Harvey

wrote:
eclipsme wrote:
wrote:
eclipsme wrote:
I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide and
18" long.

What is the best way of edge gluing these together?

I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all the
pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces are
perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a drum sander,
so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane, and to sand/scrape
the other face smooth.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Harvey
Press them down with bricks

I guess that would be 2 or 3 bricks per board, wouldn't it?

Harvey

Ayup depending on the brick size. How were these cut? Is at least 1
face of each jointed/smooth? What will you be doing with the completed
panel?
Joe

Actually, not completely. I did run each newly exposed face over the
jointer after cutting with the band saw, but only enough to take out any
bad irregularities. The edges were jointed before resawing.

I am veneering the top of a cabinet.

Harvey

eclipsme wrote:
wrote:
eclipsme wrote:
I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide
and 18" long.

What is the best way of edge gluing these together?

I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all
the pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces
are perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a
drum sander, so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane,
and to sand/scrape the other face smooth.

Any ideas?

Thanks,
Harvey

Press them down with bricks

I guess that would be 2 or 3 bricks per board, wouldn't it?

Harvey

Do you also post under the name "stryped"?

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