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Ask WWGOA: How Much Time Do I Have After Spreading Adhesive?

I'm building a jewelry box for my girlfriend for Christmas. I'm looking to flock the inside the drawers, and the inside top half, where necklaces will hang. I'm curious how... Read Article

Gluing Up Panels

Gluing up panels is a must-have skill in woodworking. From table tops to raised panels there are plenty of times you’ll need to glue boards edge to edge. When you... Read Article

Dovetail Drawer Assembly Clamping Blocks

Half blind dovetailed drawers are great, but clamping the joints properly can be challenging. Using clamping blocks that apply pressure exactly where the dovetail pins and tails join is crucial.... Read Article

Measuring Wood Glue Assembly Time

Woodworking adhesives are not created equal, and because of this I use several different glues, based upon manufacturer’s guidance as well as my own assumptions and experience about how each... Read Article

6 Tips for Cleaning Up Glue Squeeze-Out

Whenever you clamp a woodworking project together, some glue is bound to squeeze out between the pieces. Tom Caspar shows you six ways to minimize the mess. Read Article

Stopped-Cut Bent Lamination

My family lives in Northern Michigan, where we get tons of snow. While we love to cross country ski in the woods, we also like to go for walks out... Read Article

Repair Veneer on an Antique

A recent restoration job required that I replace the badly damaged oak veneer on the top of an antique table. The piece was an old salesman sample of a sewing... Read Article

A Guide to Veneering Wood: Part 3

This is the final installment of a three-part story, each showing a different way of applying veneer to a substrate. The first article showed how to use contact cement to... Read Article

A Guide to Veneering Wood: Part 2

This is the second part of a three-part story, each showing a different way of applying veneer to a substrate (Click here to read part one). This story focuses on... Read Article

A Guide to Veneering Wood: Part 1

This is the first in a three-part story, each showing a different way of applying veneer to a substrate. When veneering wood, it is important to remember a couple of... Read Article

End Joining Long Boards

This trick is also great for clamping together all kinds of odd shaped hard-to-clamp joints, and useful a when you need a longer clamp than you have. The Problem. Every... Read Article

Chair Repair Done Right

Few pieces of furniture get more abuse than a chair. That's because chairs have to solve two contradictory problems; they must be light enough to be mobile but strong enough... Read Article

Repairing an Old Chair

"George, I'm trying to repair an old chair that needs some type of filler to save the end of the tenon. I don't think regular wood filler would hold up.... Read Article

Why are There 3 Titebonds?

"Nice article about 4 glues. But why are there three "Titebonds"? When do you use "Titebond II"? Aside from costs, is there ever an advantage of "Titebond" over "Titebond III"... Read Article

4 Glues to Stick With

There is a boat load of great wood glue in the market place, and this can be confusing. This story will help you narrow your arsenal down to four must-have... Read Article

Get Glue in Tight Spots

My woodworking business includes a fair amount of repair work. Often, I'm confronted with how to force glue into a hairline crack or a bit of loose veneer. I've tried... Read Article

Preventing Clamp Scars

Dress for Success - Preventing Clamp Scars. I'm often asked to repair furniture for friends and family. I guess they figure if I can build a chair, I ought to... Read Article

Use Chamfers to Hide a Poorly Aligned Panel Glue-Up

Small chamfers fix a gluing mistake.I'm under the gun. This small end table is the perfect gift for an old college friend, but I only have a couple of days... Read Article