What is the best way to “undo” a yellow glue joint? TIA, Art
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I don't know if it is the best way, but yellow glue is softened by water and by heat, so I have put the corner of a drawer in a pan of warm water for several hours, then was able to pull it apart. After a day or two, the wood was dry enough to reassemble (although certainly not back to normal moisture content).
I tried heating to separate another joint, but that didn't work as well. It does work on veneer.
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Charlie Plesums Austin, Texas
http://www.plesums.com/wood
Thanks, I'll give it a try.
It was a joint that I had not seated properly using Titebond II. Some heat and a well placed clamp fixed it. Thanks! Art
Glad it worked with heat, because Titebond II is the water resistant form, and my suggestion should not have worked. I don't use it for indoor work because you can't clean it up or undo it with water. ________________________Charlie Plesums Austin, Texashttp://www.plesums.com/wood
try acetone - available in paint stores
Edited 2/2/2005 3:36 pm ET by Wilson
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