Friends and countrymen-
I have a slight problem I need help with…when gluing up a butcher block, I failed to get the clamps in place promptly, and now have one instance of where one strip has pulled back from the others, leaving a gap of 1/16 to 1/8 inch running 6 inches or so. Fortunatley this gap is situation on the last stip. I tired to bring the gap together for a dry fit, but found this gap is due to dried glue between the strips preventing the peices from meeting flush. I am using Titebond II yellow glue.
The only solution I know of is to saw off the outside peice just prior to where the gap starts, and then mill a replacement piece and reglue .
Is there an easier way? In this instance, I will have to chip and sand the mated surface to remove the glue and open the pores. Alot of trouble – any other suggetsions
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Catman,
Saw off the strip as you described and if the thickness of the sawkerf will not narrow the top too much, then glue it back on. You should be able to handplane the mating surfaces without taking off more than a 32nd or so in order to make for a good glue bond. If it will narrow the top too much then you are stuck making a replacement piece. In the future I would advise making the glue up slightly oversize in order to take care of any problems that occur during glueup. (they have a way of happening to the best of us.) Befor you handplane use something like a paint scraper to clean off as much of the glue as possible or you could just set the ripfence to split the glueline. Couple of passes with a handplane and you are ready to go.
Mark
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