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Heard a contractor at the hardware store say 'a clean joint is a happy joint' while picking up some wood glue last week.
That little phrase finally clicked when I was fixing my wobbly bookshelf, and taking the extra minute to sand the old glue off completely made the new bond way stronger, so what's a simple tip that's saved your butt on a furniture repair?
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sagey691d ago
Oh man, that's so true! I read once that for any wood repair, you should always make sure the clamping pressure is even. I was fixing a chair leg and just cranked down one side of the clamp, and it totally pulled the joint crooked. Using a second clamp opposite the first made everything square and the glue set perfectly.
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leo_campbell1d ago
Yeah the even pressure thing is good in theory. But honestly I've had way better luck with just one clamp and some light taps from a mallet to square it up before tightening. Two clamps can fight each other sometimes, makes a bigger mess.
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