Panel drying and finishing

[Farrell]

Like Ron N., I don't put a finish on the panel prior to ribbing. Ron somehow 
has perfected a technique where he lets the glue set up to some point - I'm 
not sure whether it is just gummy or cured - and then scapes it off clean. 
I've seen his boards and they are real clean. I have tried that and I just 
end up gouging wood and generally making a mess of things. I'm sure I'm not 
doing it properly. So I've reverted to my original method where I have had 
good luck cleaning the squeeze out up immediately by a quick scraping to get 
most of it and then with a damp rag and then a dry rag. It seems to work 
well for me and makes the glue line super clean.

Terry Farrell

----- Original Message ----- 
>I have heard of some individuals who prefinish the side of the panel to be
> ribbed first masking off the area that will be in contact with the inner 
> rim
> as well as the ribs.  I have not done this yet the idea of slightly easier
> cleanup of glue without it soaking into the wood near the ribs is 
> tempting.
> However, I have found that when a piece of wood only has a finish on one
> side and you change the EMC, it tends to warp.  First, why is that and 
> does
> that tendency suggest that the one side finishing process prior to ribbing
> is a bad idea?
>
> David Love