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03-21-2009 05:54 PM

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In almost all of the instructional videos, etc. on loose tenon joinery i have reviewed, I see they are applying glue to the tenons (mortises), but not to the mating pieces (butt faces) they are joining.

Is there a structural reason (or any other reason) for this? I know the glue may squeeze out and you have to deal with cleaning it up.

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GaryK home \| projects \| blog 10262 posts in 4552 days #1 posted 03-21-2009 06:19 PM	The most probable reason is the butt faces are endgrain. Glue on endgrain doesn’t really have any strength. -- Gary - Never pass up the opportunity to make a mistake look like you planned it that way - Tyler, TX
johnpoolesc home \| projects \| blog 246 posts in 3924 days #2 posted 03-23-2009 02:21 AM	i do add glue to endgrain. not much glue strength, but it does add some. goriilla glue does better on end grain they any other i’ve used. wet one side, apply it to the other side. it does foam up and can push joints apart if they are not clamped tight -- It's not a sickness, i can stop buying tools anytime.

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