glue up help

Really tough to get thick material like that straight, that’s why it is usually done with veneer. Being end grain, it will be hard to hide filler. Best suggestion is to replace the few you like the least, then put wood glue in the gaps as you sand the surface so the dust will act as a filler.

Hope this help in the glue up process of these style boards. First cut four strip of lumber to surround the cutting board. Then with four bar clamps or k body style clamp apply equal amount of clamping pressure to draw the individual piece together. Practice this on a dry run till you get the pieces to draw in evenly on each side… top and bottom and side to side at one time. Sometime your need to release pressure on one clamp to allow the piece to slip into place.

These pic show the small strip of wood that i use to clamp this board together…practice this on a dry run a few time before you attempt gluing, it will save you a lot of frustration… good luck …BC

Man if I tried to glue that up I would just get frusterated and end up using expanding spray foam and calling it a day!

good luck

Robert

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Expanding foam sounds great

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If my memory was better, i could tell you who posted a glue up method on here. Similar to black Cherry’s use of a board. I Have a 3/4” piece of plywood-24×36- that I do glue-ups on. I have attached a fence on one side that does not move. I clamp against this and use movable strips on the other 3 sides. Then I do the adjusting Black Cherry does. It takes patience but it works-usually. (All I know, I learned from someone here, and tried it) If your cuts are accurate, the glue up can be done. Good luck and please post the results. We can compliment you on a good job, or commiserate on the mistakes we have also made.

-- Robert, so much inspiration here, and so little time!

Mind you I have never done this so this is more of a question than anything. Can you glue it up in sections rather than all at once? Or does it need to be done all at once?

-- Bill - "Freedon flies in your heart like an Eagle" Audie Murphy

I’m not sure you know but I can give it a try and see if all is well

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I’d build a gluing board about two feet by three feet with fixed fences on two adjacent sides, making sure it’s square. Clamp a board onto the other two sides to hold the pieces. Use some waxed paper to protect from gluing everything to the board.

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Thanks bigtiny and everyone for your help. Goodthing I only paid a dollar for piece or I might curse profusely if this goes wrongly

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why can’t you just use tape and do your gule up in small pice at a time

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Let us know if it turns out alright.

-- Bill - "Freedon flies in your heart like an Eagle" Audie Murphy