
Toothbrush Glue Spreader
George VondriskaDescription
I've got these two boards ready to glue together for a table top I need to make. And what I wanna do is get glue on the edge here so that I have just the perfect glue application, not too much, not too little. Let me show you a great way to make this happen. First part of it is, steal a toothbrush from the house. You're gonna wanna keep it in the shop when your done and not return it.
Next I wanna get a bead of glue spread over the edge. What's cool about the toothbrush is that the bristles on the brush are just ridged enough, they do a perfect job of spreading this glue all the way down keeping your fingers out of it, I know you like wiping them on your shop apron, but this is gonna keep your fingers nice and clean and provide the perfect film. That's just right. Now I can get that in clamps. Know that I've got just the right amount of glue on there for this glue up.
Take this brush to a sink, wash it out, you'll be able to use it over and over again.
Shouldn't you be wetting both surfaces with glue? I've found that this ensures full glue contact, and prevents a glue-starved joint.