Don Stephan
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Joined: 2003-07-18
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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Not surprising, Dr. D was ahead of me. This afternoon I thought of hammer veneering with hot hide glue. Hot hide glue gels first as it cools to a certain temperature, which grabs the two surfaces. "Hammering" actually is pressing/pushing excess glue towards the edges, which is removing excess glue, if not too cool, and pressing the two surfaces together. As moisture leaves the glue and it hardens it shrinks, pulling the joint tighter.
Definitely a learning curve, and I would strongly suggest raising the thermostat for a few hours first to warm the substrate and veneer. I would also suggest considering having at least one additional person for the practice and glue up - the hot glue needs to be spread quickly, and hammering tires the arms quickly.
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