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   Manchild | Jul 18, 2003 05:41am | #1

   I think it will. It helps if you can spread it a little by pushing a screwdriver or something similar. Put more than enough glue over the crack and use your finger to quickly push it back and forth perpendicular to the crack. This motion creates a sort of pump action that can push the glue deep into the crack. You can do it from both sides too. Then clamp it and clean up with a wet rag.

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   lostarrow | Jul 18, 2003 01:39pm | #2

   wanda-

   I agree with David, get glue in the crack and clamp it. However,what I would do to avoid smearing the glue around with your finger to get it in the crack ,is to apply a thin bead of glue to crack, then put your mouth down close and blow the glue into the crack. If you do it carefully,there is a minimum of clean up involved.

   Be not afraid of going slowly.  Be afraid only of standing still.   chinese proverb
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   JohnWW | Jul 18, 2003 04:58pm | #3

   Wanda,

   This is probably just a harmless crack that results from the wood shrinking a bit because it has dried out.  Squirting some glue in the crack will not prevent it from spreading further, the forces involved would overwhelm the small amount of glue that you could force into the split.   You will also have to deal with the glue that gets into the surface of the board, unless the piece is going to be painted, the glue will probably be more noticeable than the split.

   Under the assumption that the chair is outdoor furniture, I'd suggest that you just leave it alone, it is quite likely that more splits may show up in additional slats as the cedar gains and loses moisture with changes in the weather. 

   John W. 

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   Steinmetz | Jul 19, 2003 02:42am | #4

   Wanda, a good trick I've used for years, (on glass as well as wood)

   is to drill a small hole just beyond the end of the split.

   Then when you glue it, it won't 'travel'

   Lightly plug the hole with matching wood and glue this into the hole.

   With glass :   Use a 1/8"carbide burr and turpentine at medium speed

   to drill the hole.  Plug the hole with 100% clear silicone caulking  (G E )

   When dry, slice off any extra caulk with a razor blade  G, Luck, Stein.