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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 10:20:13 -0500
- Sender: Woodworking Discussions <WOODWORK@IPFWVM.BITNET>
- From: JQH5@PSUADMIN.BITNET
- Subject: re:WILL GLUE JOINT HOLD
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- I'VE MADE SEVERAL SETS OF RAISED PANEL DOORS AND HAVE NEVER
- HAD ANY PROBLEMS. USE A QUALITY WOOD WORKERS GLUE AND CLAMP
- IT, BUT NOT TO TIGHT AS TO SQUEEZE OUT TO MUCH GLUE OR CAUSE
- THE DOOR TO ARCH.
- I WOULD QUESTION THE REASON FOR THE BRADS---THEY MAY TEND TO
- SPLIT OR CRACK YOUR WOOD AT A POINT YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO HAVE
- A DEFECT.
- YOU MENTION DOWELS---ON ONE OF THE FIRST SET OF PANELS I MADE
- I DOWELED THE BLANK FOR MY RAISED PANEL. WELL ON ONE SIDE THE
- DOWELS WERE A LITTLE TO CLOSE TO THE EDGE AND I ENDED UP WITH
- AFEW NICE HOLES ON THE SIDE OF THE PANEL FROM MY RAISED PANEL
- CUTTER HEAD. SINCE THEN I RARELY EVER DOWEL MY PANELS. THE
- LARGEST I'VE MADE IS A 4'3" X 5'6" OUT OF CHERRY THAT HAS BEEN
- OVER A FIREPLACE AS PART OF A FORMAL LIVING ROOM WAINSCOT FOR
- OVER 5 YEARS AND HASN'T CRACKED
- GOOD LUCK
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