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Re: Tools: Preping forms for stapleless constructi
By:Rod Tait
Date: 2/13/2015, 10:33 am
In Response To: Tools: Preping forms for stapleless construction (Wendell Nichols)

You can varnish the edges of the forms so that wood glue can not penetrate. Hot glue should still hold, but I don't put hot glue between strip and form anyways, just a corner bead inside. If you use the yellow hot glue, it is pretty strong and may tear out soft wood when knocking forms out.

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Tools: Preping forms for stapleless construction
Wendell Nichols -- 2/12/2015, 12:48 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/12/2015, 1:33 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/12/2015, 8:36 pm
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Les Cheeseman -- 2/13/2015, 5:19 am
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Rod Tait -- 2/13/2015, 10:33 am
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Randy -- 2/13/2015, 3:57 pm
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Rod Tait -- 2/13/2015, 6:58 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/13/2015, 10:02 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/14/2015, 6:51 am
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scottbaxter -- 2/14/2015, 7:17 am
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ess my designs -- 2/14/2015, 8:20 am
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Bill Hamm -- 2/14/2015, 12:32 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/14/2015, 2:12 pm
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JohnAbercrombie -- 2/14/2015, 2:58 pm
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Rob Macks/Laughing Loon CC&K -- 2/14/2015, 3:37 pm
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wanderfalk -- 2/14/2015, 11:39 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 2/15/2015, 5:45 am
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Nick Schade - Guillemot Kayaks -- 2/15/2015, 5:53 pm