‘m building a dinning table out of some recycled Redwood that has been stored inside. I’m having a problem gluing up the individual boards. I’m using hide glue ,but the boards don’t stay together after I remove the clamps, Do I need to pre-treat them before glue-up? The glue is new, the joints are tight. I’ve run them on the jointer. Maybe I should run some sand paper along the jointed edge. Help?
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recycled redwood
My first question would be recycled how? Was the wood previously finished or treated in some manner? But, running them through the jointer should have exposed fresh wood for the glue joint. So, I'm surprised about the glue failing, as well. Where did you source the hide glue? Is it possible that it was stored improperly before you bought it?
You might also try reposting your question in the General Discussion section.
Assuming you've used hide glue successfully before, I don't know of any feature of redwood that would make the glue fail. Sanding the edges sometimes is recommended if they were jointed more than a day before, claiming that wood oxidizes quickly which somehow interferes with good glue adhesion. Now I warm the edges with hot air gun before applying hot hide glue. You mention the glue is new - bottled liquid hide glue has a shelf life. If stringy out of the bottle, no longer good. Does it work well with some scrap oak, poplar, cherry, or something else on hand?
I have never used hyde glue but have used a lot of redwood and have had good luck with titebond 3
Troy
Almost forgot, make sure the wood is really dry
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