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Offline 4dog

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glueing??
« on: March 11, 2014, 01:00:16 am »
k guys how can i get two pieces of wood flat enough for a good glue bond without using powertools,,got no powertools and i need to glue on a piece of handlestock...driving me nuts trying to get the bow and stock perfectly flat...thanks in advance.    GO!!
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Don Case

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« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2014, 01:19:16 am »
Glue some sandpaper to a piece of glass and rub the parts on it.
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Offline Gordon

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« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2014, 01:28:25 am »
What Don said. I  glue sandpaper down to flattened stocks of wood rather than glass, but it is the same principle.
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Offline Pat B

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« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2014, 01:29:54 am »
Wood rasp, a sanding block and a good eye. 
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Offline Wiley

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« Reply #4 on: March 11, 2014, 02:04:52 am »
Without the aid of power tools a set of hand planes would seem like the tool for the job. A set of hand planes is probably about as accessible or probably less than a power tool though. A rasp, sanding block, and a straight edge would be the next best thing I can think of.

Edit: while a fishing sander is good for smoothing a surface, a perfectly flat piece of glass or wood with sandpaper will make it flatter than a sander will do, just tested it and indeed it does make a slightly curved surface.
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mikekeswick

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« Reply #5 on: March 11, 2014, 03:40:33 am »
A hand held power sander (belt,disc vor oribital) would round the edges over.
Look no further thana thick piece of glass and then use different grits to get to where you want to be.
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Offline 4dog

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« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2014, 09:53:22 am »
thank you guys...good eye...lol
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Offline berzerk64

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Re: glueing??
« Reply #7 on: March 11, 2014, 10:13:07 am »
What kinda stave are you working with?
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Offline 4dog

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« Reply #8 on: March 11, 2014, 10:45:11 am »
osage...trying to glue on a mahogany piece
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Offline berzerk64

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« Reply #9 on: March 11, 2014, 01:38:45 pm »
Billet or split?  For a split, I concur with a glass bottle, strap some sandpaper and work it down flat, that or a half-round rasp to work it down then sand it.  Use a rounded shape to get a flat, a flat file or sander will slightly crown it and round the edges, from my experience.  You likely have a better hand for it than I!
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Offline BOWMAN53

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« Reply #10 on: March 11, 2014, 01:45:03 pm »
do you know what a guide coat is erik? use one when you think your close to finish.
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Offline toomanyknots

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« Reply #11 on: March 11, 2014, 05:37:33 pm »
This is what I used when I had that problem. I made a little jig thing where you can make a bunch of sections of sanding block and change them out, which will be often as they only work good for about 10 seconds,  ::). Make sure to use the lowest grit sanding belt, not paper, you can find, typically 36 grit. I glue it on with tb3, with something heavy on it weighting it down to make sure it is flat.







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Offline 4dog

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« Reply #12 on: March 11, 2014, 05:51:50 pm »
all great ideas!!
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Offline Aaron H

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« Reply #13 on: March 11, 2014, 10:49:01 pm »
Sweet sanding block toomanyknots.  Good idea with the guide coat too bowman53
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« Reply #14 on: March 11, 2014, 11:10:33 pm »
Sand paper glued to an 18" floor tile.
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