Shop Skills #4: Trusting Your Glue Joints

This was pretty cool. I always know that my joints are tough but when you send something out of the shop, maybe never to be seen again you always still keep your fingers crossed. Thanks.

-- The smell of wood, coffee in the cup, the wife let's me do my thing, the lake is peaceful.

Thanks for the video, Todd. I have always been reluctant to toss offcuts from my glue-ups and have wondered at times what to do with them. Like most of us here I have simply tossed them into my several offcut bins hoping to find a use for them down the road. This looks like an excellent use for these pieces.

Thanks for sharing this idea.

-- Challenges are what make life interesting; overcoming them is what makes life meaningful- Joshua Marine

Great video Todd!

If you’ve ever had to disassemble a glued-up project, you really start to recognize the strength of the glue. You just can’t plan on re-using the parts because the workpieces break before the glue.

The only time I’ve had glue failure is when the glue was applied at very low temperatures.

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Todd,
Thank you for your useful information. Testing is the most important! This is true not only for glue joints.

-- Junji Sugita from Japan, http://tetra.blog12.fc2.com/

Very informative and useful. Thanks.

-- Gary D.

Great video, and a great way to test your product without destroying it. Using cutoffs from the actual product is an excellent idea.

-- You're a unique and special person, just like everyone else.

Some very useful information there Todd. Thanks for the info.

-- Jerry--A man can never have enough tools or clamps

Good information Todd but I would say you don’t even have to go to the point of breaking the wood.
When you have added enough pressure to cause the wood to severly bow…that should be adequate and safe for testing purposes.

-- gbear, Carmichael, CA

Thanks for the ideas and video. Guess I’m going to have to put you on the buddy list so I don’t miss these ;-))

-- Bob in WW ~ "some old things are lovely, warm still with life ... of the forgotten men who made them." - D.H. Lawrence

Gbear- You’re probably right. I just can’t help myself, I have to break it.

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com

Great video and Idea Todd, Thanks.

-- Don S.E. OK

Good information and great video. Your presentations are highly pragmatic and very personable. When will we be seeing you on TV?

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What they said :) thanks for the vid. Nise production

I knew the glue would hold but never saw it tested. I am armed now with real information from observation. I love it.

Do you have your vids posted at a higher resolution anywhere? Just a suggestion but I appreciate when I can choose between low and hi res feeds.

-- "so much to learn and so little time"..

Great job, I would love to see more like it.

Thanks.

-- Hope Never fails

Thanks Russel and everyone else for the encouragement.

I plan on doing more videos in the future. It can be difficult since they take a lot of time and having my own business is a bit demanding too. But I certainly have plans!

-- Todd A. Clippinger, Montana, http://americancraftsmanworkshop.com