I would NOT do anything that interfered with the glue joint. Some very strange
reactions can occur.
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> On 8 Apr 2016, at 10:57, Wayne Harridge <wayne.harridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
>
> I've never heard of that trick before Chuck, I'll have to ask my
> cabinetmaker son if he has ! I was actually thinking about that problem 3
> days ago when making some repairs to a piece of furniture.
>
> ...Wayne
>
>
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> ] On Behalf Of Chuck Norcutt
> Sent: Friday, 8 April 2016 7:59 AM
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> Subject: [OM] [OT] Some wood working tricks...
>
> I haven't been doing much photography lately for 2 reasons. The first is
> that I have a problem with my left leg (that makes it difficult to
> sit) and my right heel (that makes it difficult to walk). However, I can
> stand pretty well. So instead of walking around taking pictures I've been
> busy building the workbench I've been putting off for the past year.
>
> This work bench will have 12 drawers (you can never have too many
> drawers) but building good drawers is moderately difficult and I haven't
> done any significant woodworking in about 40 years. I'm at the point now
> where I've got to start building the drawers and knew I'd do better if I had
> some sort of jig. I've been looking around and found these simple jigs on
> YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSX2Pp-KdZk>. I haven't tried to
> use them yet but just built 4 of them. They also went together with glue
> and screws easier than I'm used to due to the next tip.
>
> From the same guy (in another video) I also learned this very simple but
> very useful tip. Have you ever been frustrated by the slippery nature of
> wood glue when trying to nail or screw 2 parts together with glue in
> between? The 2 pieces want to slip-slide around and it's difficult to
> maintain precise positioning even with clamps. The solution is table salt.
> Just sprinkle a *little* bit on the glued area.
> You'll find that it works like sand on ice. Those little salt granules
> will grip both pieces and help hold them where you want them.
>
> Chuck Norcutt
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