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11:23When you need wide pieces for a project and don’t want to use sheet stock, man made material, you’ll be doing a panel glue up; gluing pieces edge to edge. There are a handful of things that need to happen to create a successful edge to edge glue up. A well constructed panel glue up…
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10:03Lots of projects call for some kind of edge banding. The edge banding might be thin pieces you’re applying to European style cabinet cases, slightly larger pieces you’re applying to the edge of a shelf to make it more rigid, or exceptionally thick pieces being added to a bar or table edge. All of these…
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4:52Looking for cool clamping solutions for your shop? The new Automaxx clamps from Kreg are worth a look. They provide excellent clamping power and, amazingly, they auto adjust to varying thicknesses of stock. No fussing with the clamp capacity; just squeeze and go. Applications Kreg makes their Automaxx clamps in a variety of configurations. Whether…
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6:33Once people know that you do woodworking, they probably ask you if you can fix broken furniture, like a furniture leg repair that recently came into George’s shop. While every repair is different, here are some tips that will help you the next time a repair comes into your shop. Them’s the breaks Your first…
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3:14If you’ve used mitered corners on any of your woodworking projects, like a picture frame, you may have been concerned about getting enough glue strength in the joint. Here’s a dirt simple trick for making sure you get all the strength you need in your miter joints. What’s the problem? The problem with mitered corners…
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1:03Dave Munkittrick teaches you how to protect the wood that you are clamping from being scarred by the sharp metal of woodworking clamps. He likes to create magnetic clamp pads for wood from bass wood that you can easily stick on and pull off of clamps to keep your projects from being flawed with dents…
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2:13Dave Munkittrick talks about why he likes to use refashioned 2x4s as clamping cauls for his woodworking projects. With a pair of cauls, you can apply pressure evenly across whatever wooden surface you are clamping, including edge banding, and avoid ending up with marks or dents in either side of your piece.
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1:06:13Join George Vondriska for over an hour of helpful gluing and clamping tips and techniques. You’ll learn valuable information about what types of glues are on the market and which glues work best for your woodworking projects. George also takes you step by step through a number of clamping techniques to ensure your next glue joint is strong and holds up against the test of time.
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3:15George Vondriska demonstrates how to use your drill press as a clamp. A WoodWorkers Guild of America (WWGOA) original video.
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