My wife and I are building a carcass for a jewelery box. Everything has turned south.
We cut the 45 miters and using hide glue clamped them up. When it came out of the clamps one looked bad as I knew it would but really bad when I saw it out of the clamp. So my wife spent a good part of the day trying to use water to get the hide glue to let loose. No go. It stuck! However the bad looking miter has now started to look a lot better. She thought that the water could have swollen the wood and it would be temporary. She put a hair dryer to it and it still looks great. I will have to burnish the joints but not too much. The wood god must have smiled. Now what lies in wait with the rest of the project?
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Not sure why you and your wife did what you did but hey this is woodworking is better then buying beer any day. - LoL! All these years and I am baffled on this one. What is the size of your future project?
We are not sure yet. We'll have to wait 'till all of the mistakes are fixed then we'll measure it.
Jerry, you didn't have a plan did you? A piece of paper with any demensions at all? Anyway what kind of wood are you working with? You can always cut some very small wedges and glue them into your open miters. (Always keep a clean, wet rag handy to wipe the excess glue off, live and learn.)
Yes we have a plan. We just keep having a bad go of it. The Delta planer went south while my wife was using it. The handle to raise and lower it had a problem so she took it apart and went to the tool fixit man and he has to order it. First problem we have had with it and it is at least 15 yrs old. So now the project is on hold. We have build two of these boxes before and never had that much of a problem. This is the one that has to be dealt with. We are using birds eye maple for the raised panel lid and the rest is a wood form SA. The roots are used to make perfum. The lumber is very similar to rosewood. It is harder than woodpecker lips and looks gorgeous when finished with lacquer. This will be the first project using only hide glue. I am getting to like it. That and using hand planes. I have not gotten to the point of thicknessing with a plane yet. I will practice on less expensive wood first,
Wait just a darn minute!! You say "buying beer" like it's a bad thing!! The only thing better than buying beer is brewing it yourself!! Second, of course, to quaffing pints of homebrewed stout!
(Drink beer only after securing dangerous machinery!!)
Enjoy!!
Mack"WISH IN ONE HAND, S--T IN THE OTHER AND SEE WHICH FILLS UP FIRST"
I've fixed several open miters with a steam iron, a damp towel and a burnisher. Stuff happens. There are usually fairly simple ways to fix mistakes. Glad you found one.
Tom
Douglasville, GA
I have heard the term "using a burnisher" a few times here. I repair floor machines professionally (and build stuff with wood on the side). I know what burnishers are relating to floors, but, what kind of a tool is a burnisher for wood?
T
The burnisher I am referring to is a polished hardered steel rod used for turning a burr on a scraper. Works well for closing up an open miter after steaming with an iron too.Tom
Douglasville, GA
A burnisher is a tool with a rounded shape and a smooth surface that is used to smooth the surface of a workpiece with direct pressure. If you've ever rubbed clear adhesive tape with your fingernail to make it invisible, that's burnishing. Bookbinders use burnishers, traditionally bone, to smooth and flatten the creases when they fold paper to make books. Gilders use burnishers made of agate to press gold leaf onto their workpieces. Woodworkers use hardened steel burnishers to turn a burr on hand scrapers and also, as described earlier, to smoothly bend wood slightly to fix various kinds of flaws.
Here's a picture of two examples.
http://www.traditionalcraftsman.org/images/burnisher.jpg
Thanks guys. Great info.
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