Gluing boards together to make wider panels is a handy woodworking skill that’s easy to learn. Woodworkers with well-equipped shops often buy rough lumber and then rip, plane and joint the lumber to ...

Gluing boards together is one of the simplest forms of joinery, and while it may seem almost too easy for explanation, once the glue is set, there's no turning back. Since the glue-up can make or ...

Q. I need to glue pieces of wood together and have never done it. It's in my best interest to get this right the first time, so can you share some tips with me? I have both interior projects to do, ...

Charles G.G. Schmidt says that when used in conjunction with bar clamps, Larry’s Clamp is the fastest and easiest way to flatten boards when making glued up panels. The air-operated unit requires two ...

The purpose of clamping is to hold work in position while glue sets. Beginners, unfortunately, sometimes think clamps can do everything, even compress irregular opposing faces into a good fit. Metal ...

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In the last Joinery 101 post, we took a look at joining boards using clamps and glue. Dowels are a simple way to make glued joints even stronger by using small pegs to keep things together. Creating ...