Wood Preparation, Glue-Ups & Basic Joinery

In this class we will cover Wood Prep & Glue-up:

• What to look for when choosing wood
• Once it is chosen, how to rough cut it to size
• Demonstrate how to square up a board
  • Face – jointer
  • Other face – surface planer
  • Edge – jointer
  • Other edge – table saw
• Discuss laying out joinery and checking for fit
• Discuss/show a variety of glues and what they are used for
  • PVA
  • Hide Glue
  • Gorilla Glue
  • Epoxy
  • Urea Formaldehyde
• Talk about/show a variety of clamps and what they are used for
• Dry Fitting
• Discuss/demonstrate how to put on glue (each type)

Next we’ll review Basic Joinery:

• Identify 5 basic joints
  • Edge Joint
  • Butt Joint
  • Dado/Groove Joint
  • Rabbet Joint
  • Miter Joint
• Describe common uses for each of these
• Describe/demonstrate how to lay out each
• Demonstrate how to make them with hand tools or power tools or both

There is a $25.00 charge for this class.  Please register and pay in advance.