Titebond, CA, or joinery for frame?
MattMeasuresMostly
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Hi all, I’m making a square clock face that’s 8in x 8in and 5/8in thick. I’d like to put a frame around it. The frame pieces will be 8.5in x 3/4in by 1/4in, and connected by right angel miters. Probably maple.
Can CA be used? Normal glue? Do I need extra support of joinery with the clock face? These are life’s eternal questions….
thanks
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What material is the 5/8 clock face made from?
Hey John — Walnut, but I’d like the design to be interchangeable with hardwoods. One wood for face and a different one for frame.
Something like that? Glued with regular titebond and clamped 2 hours, face to face no joinery.
Is the "frame" surrounding the face? The frame is 3/4 thick X 1/4 wide and the face is 5/8 thick, is the frame being applied to the face's front surface like an applied moulding or is it on the outer edges of the face to hide the end grain? A sketch would help us understand.
I view CA glue as a repair or temporary glue for jigs, clamping blocks, etc. not an assembly glue.
Use standard wood glue.
Thanks all! Right, an example would help. Was watching a chess board video and the guy had something super similar to what I’m going for. Square board with a frame that sits proud of the board by a quarter inch or so
Make the grooves in the frame deeper on the edge grain sides to allow the panel to move, and only glue the panel into the frame at the center of the end grain edges to keep the seasonal movement (and the clockface) centered. Reinforcing the miters is a good idea. Crossgrain splines would serve well.
Perfect — sounds like a plan. I get to finally making that spline jig now. Big thanks MJ and all
Titebond. No CA glue!
4930715, you ever heard of Titebond Thick 'n Quick?
CA has a lot of tensile strength (pulling apart) but not shear strength. A bump or drop could break the bond.
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