sequoia
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Going off topic here for this thread... Perhaps you could start a new thread because this is a good question that has solutions.
I have a question about glue and gluing. When I glue wood together with Titebond or something similar, I always get a certain amount of squeeze-out. From what I understand, that's the way to do it - equal squeeze-out all along the joint. That creates a problem with staining, though. If I wipe away the excess glue, the section of wood that's been wiped will look different after it it stained.
The solution?
Don't wipe excess glue - wiping tends to make big smears and pushes glue into pores - let it harden as blobs, which are easily popped off (or sanded/scraped off) once the part is out of clamps. And plan on finish sanding after glueup to remove the tiny amount of contamination the blobs may leave. Bonus points, use a glue with a UV dye (such as LMI's instrument glue) which lets you quickly check if there's any contamination by shining a black light on the part.
https://imgur.com/a/wpxGwha
Deep reach thickness calipers, 8 1/2" depth.
$25 digital indicator from Amazon, some scrap acrylic, acorn nut + misc. fasteners.
First attempt at side bending.
First off, I tried using an oven thermometer, but was skeptical that I was getting accurate reading
I applied blue tape to the adjacent surfaces, and no squeeze-out got onto the wood.
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