I’m building a front entry door. And the mortise and tenons aren’t as snug as I would have liked. Not loose enough to fall out if held upside down but not snug as needing a few light taps with a mallet either. I’m thinking a good gap filling glue might be best. Any suggestions?
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Epoxy
Bruce
Epoxy with wood flour filler. Epoxy without filler doesn't fill gap very well.
Bob
I built carriage doors for my shop using epoxy with wood flour for thickening. My source for the epoxy recommended to wet the joints with the epoxy first, then add wood flour and finish the glue up. He said the thickened mixture may not soak into the wood as well. No problems after 6 months or so.
Titebond 3 will do fine.
Another option would be to glue some wood back on to the tenon cheeks and re-cut them. No gap filling required.
Ted, I would consider snugging up the joints with pieces of veneer inserted into the mortise and conventional wood glue. I like filling the joints with wood, not glue, whenever possible.Woody
Yes I could do that but then I think I'd be planing almost all of it off. The tenon fits snug in some parts and is maybe less than .001 - a paper thickness off in others.
This doesn't really answer your question but I had a similar situation and I solved it by putting 3/4" round pegs through the door and tenons. It added a nice visual detail and created a mechanical lock for the joints.
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