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ANTIQUE FURNITURE RESTORATION DISCUSSION BOARD
Posted By: Greg Scholl <beatkat@adelphia.net> (ct-waterbury1b-56.wtrbct.adelphia.net)
In Response To: split oak table (cate Carpenter)
Date: 12/19/4 11:04
The glue joint can only be a good glue joint if the two pieces of wood fit together well....so yes, planing the wood is the correct way to aproach this repair, but is tricky to do if you've never done it...a sharp bench plane or a power jointer is the way to go, oak is tough stuff...Scrape off the old glue with a sharpened cabinet scraper carefully and then check each edge for trueness with a straight edge...often one side will be much straighter than the other...and plane the edges accordingly checking fit often, paying attention to the grain orientation to minimize tear out, and exposing new wood on each edge for the glue joint.....then a good wood glue, (yellow or white) would be fine with light clamping pressure...clamping to glue the joint AND maintain flatness of the top while drying...
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