Gluing up some wood, thought this might apply to Boat Building

[Mark42]

I had ordered a 10" round wood column to hide the common 4" steel column in my basement. The column was cut in two length wise so it could be assembled around the steel post. I glued it together with common carpenters wood glue. But there were a few gaps that needed filling. I thought about how fiberglass resin is thickened and used like putty to make fillets and such and it gave me an idea to use with the column.<br /><br />I mixed some plain old wheat flour in with the wood glue until it was thick enough to not run on a vertical surface. Using a putty knife, I pressed the mix into the gaps in the column. That was two days ago. It has hardened and is very solid on gaps as large as 1/16". It sands smooth and should take paint same as the wood. I decided to use the glue because I was afraid that wood fillers could shrink and show a full length "crack" and might not have the holding ability of glue.<br /><br />So far, so good.<br /><br />Just thought this might apply to any wood work being done in a boats cabin where epoxy or resin may not be the first choice of adhesive. Plain carpenters glue in a water proof formula might work well. <br /><br />Anywho, just thought I'd share...

 

[fishingdan]

Re: Gluing up some wood, thought this might apply to Boat Building

I too have found that my boat building experience has been useful on many other things. Most recently, I had to repair 2 kitchen cabinet doors (thanks to twin 5 year boys that were trying to get a snack). The frames broke and then the center panel split. I mixed up some epoxy and matching wood flower and glued it up. After curing, they look good as new and I'm the only one who can tell where it split.

 

[crab bait]

Re: Gluing up some wood, thought this might apply to Boat Building

yeah,, coulda mixed wheat flour, baby powder, fine sawdust, ect to/with your wood glue for the same results... but polys' cool i guess..<br /><br />YOU STILL WORKIN' ON THAT BLOODY BASEMENT..?? ..

 

[BillP]

Re: Gluing up some wood, thought this might apply to Boat Building

Boston Whaler was using Elmers carpenter glue to glue their plywood interiors together in the late 1970s and 1980s.

 

[Mark42]

Re: Gluing up some wood, thought this might apply to Boat Building

Originally posted by crab bait:<br /> yeah,, coulda mixed wheat flour, baby powder, fine sawdust, ect to/with your wood glue for the same results... but polys' cool i guess..<br /><br />YOU STILL WORKIN' ON THAT BLOODY BASEMENT..?? ..

Yep! Almost done. Got the post to finish and a piece of trim on a counter top. Took a while to get the post. It looks great now that it's in place, just have to paint. Then a quick clean up (we've been using it a lot) and then I'll post the final finished photos. April will be 2 stinkin' years!

 

[crab bait]

Re: Gluing up some wood, thought this might apply to Boat Building

HOLEY MOLEY..!!