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Joined: 10/15/2007 Posts: 0 Location: Bend, OR
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This semester I decided to try something different. Instead og the Woods1 students using plywood to cut out panels I am making them glue-up blanks to cut the panels form. This way the entire project is made from solid wood. I feel that this is a better project and the can see the difference from traditional cabinet making.
When you glue-up blanks do you:
1) plane boards to 3/4, glue, then sand seams. 2) plane boards to 7/8, glue, plane blank to 3/4. 3) ?????????????????
In years past I had a shop with a big belt sander and I used method 2 but big belt sanded instead of planing.
What do you do?
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Joined: 6/1/2006 Posts: 0 Location: Connecticut
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I teach method number two.
Just remember that solid wood is not as dimensionally stable as plywood. Projects designed for plywood may need to be redesigned when built from solid wood.
Keith Landin Woodshop instructor, Woodstock Academy "Mens tua sit implementum acerrium in fabrica"
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Joined: 1/16/2008 Posts: 0 Location: Georgetown/OH
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if small enough to go through the planer we glue thick and then plane. I was taught to glue at at 3/4 and scrape with a scraper-not a sander. In my own shop at home I use the 3/4 method bc my planer is only 12", but you have to be very exact with the clamps and kids have trouble w/ that.
For side panels I would not glue a solid panel for several reasons. it is unstable, it is expensive, and actually takes more material then making a raised panel by the time you are done. I would do raised panel sides and have them glue up the blanks for the panels.
**On another note: I just finished a set of oak cabinets in January where I used some 20yr old boards that were 16" wide for the panels. AWSOME!**
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