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BigJimP · December 18, 2009, 07:10 PM

Vanya is right about yellow glue not have much gap filling properties / but you should be ok as long as the gap is less than 1/32" / and if the gap is under 1/32" the bond with yellow glue will be stronger than the original wood. It's also inexpensive and will give you an open time of about 10 - 15 min if you use TiteBond II / TiteBond III has an open time of 20-25 min.

If you can't get the cracks to close up tightly / I agree epoxy is probably a better way to go ......but it never occured to me that you can't get the cracks to close tightly under pressure .....

Standard woodworking clamps / or a strap clamp will give you enough clamping strength to ensure a good bond ...

December 18, 2009, 07:10 PM	#13
BigJimP Senior Member Join Date: February 23, 2005 Posts: 13,195	Vanya is right about yellow glue not have much gap filling properties / but you should be ok as long as the gap is less than 1/32" / and if the gap is under 1/32" the bond with yellow glue will be stronger than the original wood. It's also inexpensive and will give you an open time of about 10 - 15 min if you use TiteBond II / TiteBond III has an open time of 20-25 min. If you can't get the cracks to close up tightly / I agree epoxy is probably a better way to go ......but it never occured to me that you can't get the cracks to close tightly under pressure ..... Standard woodworking clamps / or a strap clamp will give you enough clamping strength to ensure a good bond ...