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Glue-Mixing Bowl from a Plastic Soft-Drink Bottle T HE CUT-OFF BOTTOMof a two-liter, plastic, soft-drink bottle makes a perfect ...

Keeping Glue from Sticking to Forms T O KEEP GLUE FROMsticking to forms and jigs, we use a car wax such as Du Pont Rain Dance or ...

Repairing Cracks I N THE PROCESS OFrepairing furniture or using seasoned lumber, we occasionally encounter a split board. Depend ...

Tape Measure Glue-Insertion Tool I ’M SURE MOST WOODWORKERShave been faced with the problem of trying to force glue into a tight ...

Metal Pins Eliminate Miter Slippage T HIS METHOD OF USINGmetal pins to prevent miter slippage dur- ing glue-up is good on odd-sh ...

After the holes have been drilled in the mating half, remove the original pins. Put new brads in the original holes, cut these t ...

Catching Glue Squeeze-Out with Tape H ERE’S A TECHNIQUE THATkeeps squeeze-out off the wood when you’re gluing up panels. When th ...

I much prefer spending the time applying tape than scraping glue residue, which can cause finishing problems. Taping also has th ...

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CLAMPING Chapter 9 ...

Improvised Edge Clamp T O IMPROVISE AN EDGEclamp, all you need is a regular C-clamp and a couple of wedges. If the clamp’s back ...

Modified C-Clamps A LMOST ALLC-CLAMPShave sliding bars through the end of the screw for tightening. But when you have to use sev ...

Wedges for Edging Plywood H ERE IS A METHODthat I use to attach^3 ⁄ 8 -in.-thick, solid-wood edging to^3 ⁄ 4 -in.-thick plywood ...

To use the jig for^3 ⁄ 4 -in.-thick shelves, first rip^3 ⁄ 8 -in.-wide solid- wood edging from a board that has been planed to^7 ...

Using Quick-Grip Bar Clamps As Hold-Downs H ERE’S HOW TO USE AQuick-Grip bar clamp as a hold-down: Locate the bench-dog hole whe ...

Spring Clips for Clamping W HEN MAKING BENTWOOD LAMINATIONS, I never had enough clamps until I began using spring clips availabl ...

Long-Reach Clamping M OSTC-CLAMPS DO NOThave very long reaches, and special long-reach clamps are too expensive to have around f ...

Go-Bars for Clamping I FIRST LEARNED ABOUT GO-BARSduring a visit to the shop of William Dowd, a harpsichord builder. A go-bar is ...

Ceiling Joist Clamping H ERE’S A QUICK AND EASYtechnique that I use to laminate 2x4s into larger beams. First, lay a 2x6 on the ...

Car-Jack Veneer Press T HIS VENEER PRESS IS EASILYmade with a scissors-type auto jack and any available lumber. Hinge the arm of ...