edge gluing veneers

[eclipsme]

I have 4 pieces of walnut, a bit over 1/8" thick, and about 5" wide and

18" long.

What is the best way of edge gluing these together?

I have tried clamping, (and taping) but can not see how to keep all the pieces level with each other. To make matters worse, the pieces are perhaps +- 1/16" of each other in thickness. I don't have a drum sander, so was hoping to glue them so one face is in a plane, and to sand/scrape the other face smooth.

Any ideas?

Thanks, Harvey

[joedog90045]

Press them down with bricks

[Swingman]

To be successful they really need to be the same thickness, as clamping works much better if they are. Also you don't need to use a whole lot of clamping pressure ... easy does it.

Much as the other poster said, use bricks to keep thin parts flat when clamping. Not a bad idea to keep a bunch of bricks in the shop, covered with duct tape, as they come in handy on many glue-ups.

[eclipsme]

I guess that would be 2 or 3 bricks per board, wouldn't it?

Harvey

[eclipsme]

Hmm, so I have seen on TV! Thanks for the suggestions. Any ideas on getting them the same thickness?

Harvey

[Teamcasa]

Heres the way luthiers do it.

[joedog90045]

Ayup depending on the brick size. How were these cut? Is at least 1 face of each jointed/smooth? What will you be doing with the completed panel? Joe

[eclipsme]

Thanks for the link. I now remember seeing the show, and that is exactly what I tried! I think my problem was 1.)I am trying to glue 4 boards at once. Perhaps 2 at a time would be better. and 2.) the pieces are a bit different thicknesses, but this would again be helped by gluing 2 at once, I think.

Thanks, Harvey

[eclipsme]

Actually, not completely. I did run each newly exposed face over the jointer after cutting with the band saw, but only enough to take out any bad irregularities. The edges were jointed before resawing.

I am veneering the top of a cabinet.

Harvey

[dadiOH]

Do you also post under the name "stryped"?