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 Treewax Four Seasons. Car wax
doesn’t seem to penetrate and discolor the work the way softer waxes
do. Of course, seal the form first with lacquer or shellac.
—PETERMANLUMBER,Fontana, Calif.
Glue Pot Heater
W
HILE VISITING LOCAL FURNITURErefinisher Charles Baird, I
noticed his novel method of heating a glue pot. He had
mounted a common electric iron upside down on a couple of pegs
that protruded from the wall, as shown in the drawing above. The glue
pot, which sat on the iron’s flat surface, was kept at a low, even tem-
perature thanks to the iron’s thermostatic control.
—N. CLARKE,Victoria, B.C., Canada
GLUINGGlue potElectric clothes
iron mounted on
pegs in wall