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Glue and carving
Question for all you pros. I am carving a relief face in white
pine. I have a separate piece to add. A large nose. I have predrilled both pieces and have dowel pieces that allow me to strongly attach the nose. My question is what glue can I use to attach that will allow me to continue carving the nose and face, that is sandable and won't be obvious when stain is added? I wish there were more posts here. I can use the help. Maybe the best way to learn is to make the mistakes myself first. A.L. Webster |
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On Tue, 05 Apr 2005 19:41:32 GMT, Carven wrote:
Question for all you pros. I am carving a relief face in white pine. I have a separate piece to add. A large nose. I have predrilled both pieces and have dowel pieces that allow me to strongly attach the nose. My question is what glue can I use to attach that will allow me to continue carving the nose and face, that is sandable and won't be obvious when stain is added? I wish there were more posts here. I can use the help. Maybe the best way to learn is to make the mistakes myself first. A.L. Webster As long as the joint is tight, you can use yellow wood glue. Clamp (or tape tightly) over night and you shouldn't have any problems. HTH Bill |
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We use Gorilla Glue on all our carousel horses - George
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Using dowels in a piece that you are carving is a bit risky because it's so
easy to end up carving into the dowel or cavity, especially when doing small carvings. Yellow glue and gorilla glue are so strong that you should be able to just glue the surfaces together, if they fit together well. My tests of both of these glues have proven to me that the wood usually fractures somewhere else and not at the glue joint when I use either of these. A tight joint with no glue left on the outside surfaces should not show after you stain. Just be sure to sand the surfaces around the joint to remove all traces of residual glue before the stain is applied. Why are you carving pine? There are many other woods available that carve so much easier than pine. -- Charley "Carven" wrote in message . .. Question for all you pros. I am carving a relief face in white pine. I have a separate piece to add. A large nose. I have predrilled both pieces and have dowel pieces that allow me to strongly attach the nose. My question is what glue can I use to attach that will allow me to continue carving the nose and face, that is sandable and won't be obvious when stain is added? I wish there were more posts here. I can use the help. Maybe the best way to learn is to make the mistakes myself first. A.L. Webster |
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"Carven" wrote in message . .. Question for all you pros. I am carving a relief face in white pine. I have a separate piece to add. A large nose. I have .. Maybe Nope, that is why we have these groups. If you use yellow or even Elmer's white glue, mix some shavings in with it. Wipe off any excess or squeeze out and when it cures, the glue should pretty well match the stain you use. |
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Go to a craft store or Rocklers, or Woodcraft and get a white glue. That should do what you want. Bill Houdek "Carven" wrote in message . .. Question for all you pros. I am carving a relief face in white pine. I have a separate piece to add. A large nose. I have predrilled both pieces and have dowel pieces that allow me to strongly attach the nose. My question is what glue can I use to attach that will allow me to continue carving the nose and face, that is sandable and won't be obvious when stain is added? I wish there were more posts here. I can use the help. Maybe the best way to learn is to make the mistakes myself first. A.L. Webster |
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You guys are the greatest. The pegs I dropped in were very
small, about 3/8 inch. I got lucky and didn't hit them when I carved the nose. I ended up using Gorilla glue with a very tight clamp and it worked like a charm. The excess glue came away cleanly and you cannot tell the it is an add-on. Thank you very much! A.L.Webster "Bill Houdek" spewed out in m: Go to a craft store or Rocklers, or Woodcraft and get a white glue. That should do what you want. Bill Houdek "Carven" wrote in message . .. Question for all you pros. I am carving a relief face in white pine. I have a separate piece to add. A large nose. I have predrilled both pieces and have dowel pieces that allow me to strongly attach the nose. My question is what glue can I use to attach that will allow me to continue carving the nose and face, that is sandable and won't be obvious when stain is added? I wish there were more posts here. I can use the help. Maybe the best way to learn is to make the mistakes myself first. A.L. Webster |
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Gee, I carve in pine all the time, what else is there that is easier?
Dave |
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"Dave W" wrote in message news Gee, I carve in pine all the time, what else is there that is easier? Dave Bass. True poplars. They don't have the difference in hardness that red and yellow pines have between early and late wood. White pine, especially eastern white (P strobus) is almost as good. |
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Dave W wrote:
Gee, I carve in pine all the time, what else is there that is easier? Dave Basswood. Tupelo. Problem is, most pine you get these days has pronounced growth rings. The stuff that doesn't is nice, but it's expensive. --RC |
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