Hey everyone, I am stuck and needing some advice. I have some decorative trim pieces I am wanting to glue to a keepsake box and not sure what glue to use.
With the odd shape of this I am going to have difficulty trying to clamp it. So I am going to have to hold the piece in place while it sets up. I am gluing a piece of curly maple to cherry and looking for something that sets fast and wont stain the wood.
It sounds like a perfect application for CA glue (think Super Glue). The kind you can buy at any hardware store is very thin, bonds almost instantly, and works well if you are joining two very smooth surfaces. Woodworking stores carry it in different thicknesses for different situations. The thicker types will bridge slight gaps, but take slightly longer to bond. Even so, you can still hold the piece in place long enough for them to set.
Very good… Thanks for the info. i was leaning toward some sort of super glue but was slightly worried about it messing up the wood. Think I am going to get some and perform a few test runs before taking the plunge…lol
Dan, CA glue will work well for the trim pieces that you are describing. Using it along with an accelerator will get the pieces set in just a few seconds. If you need a stronger bond then you might want to consider using Titebond HiPurformer Hot Melt Polyurethane glue. It is pricey but you can get glues with working times from 30 seconds to over 5 minutes and the bond is extremely strong.
Well the pieces I am wanting to adhere are corner caps. The only way I could think of doing it is in a two piece set up (really wanted them one piece, but my mind could not wrap around the idea) So I am going to need something strong to hold the small mitered corners together tightly and adhere it ot the box its self.
Wish I had a pic to show what I mean… I am horrible trying to describe this kind of stuff…lol
This is for a keep sake box so I would worry about the longevity of the hot glue gun hold. I am thinking I will check out the Tightbond hot melt poly glue Scott mentioned as well. I don't mind paying a little more if it does exactly what i want it to…lol
Thanks again for all the help yall…. I love this site… Yall rock!
Could you use regular wood glue-clamping with tape or rubberbands?
Just occoured to me after reading your last post and then re-reading the first-lol
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