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Subject: Re: Cabinetry -- Glue

From: "mmarsh100" <mmarsh@...>
Date: 2002-07-29

And I've never had a problem with Elmer's Wood Glue, particularly
with the right kind of joinery. Biscuits and Elmer's make a strong
joint horizontally, but I'll confess to never using biscuits at
right angles.

Mike

--- In motm@y..., Dave Hylander <david@h...> wrote:
> It is strong glue, but has the same problem that urethane/epoxy
glues have
> for cabinet making. If you get excess glue on the face of the
cabinet, it
> gets into the wood fibers and tends to prohibit stain application
in the
> area where the glue is. If your painting, or clear finishing
without stain
> it should be fine.
>
> dave
>
> At 09:31 AM 7/29/02 -0400, Tkacs, Ken wrote:
>
> >Has anyone used biscuit joinery and "Gorilla" polyurethane glue?
Is it as
> >strong as everyone says it is?