prepping glue joints

[Paul]

Richard
I recall that question being asked because I used to do that a lot in
furniture repair work. The answer was, no. With "modern adhesives, scoring
provided too much room for the glue line. The glues that do not have gap
filling qualities will produce a weaker joint.

Paul Chick
----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Moody <remoody@midstatesd.net>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 26, 2000 12:57 AM
Subject: Re: prepping glue joints


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> > Richard
> > We toured the R&D facility at Kimball back in the 80's. They had run a
> > series of tests on wood surfaces and bonding strengths. Their conclusion
> was
> > the smoother the surface the stronger the bond.  They contended they
found
> incredible strengths with common white
> > glues that had proper gluing surfaces.
> >
> > Paul Chick
>
> Planing or sanding a surfaces to get a "tight fit" is certainly important.
> I wonder though if they tested such surfaces scored and unscored.
Actually
> if the glue is stronger than the wood I suppose it doesn't matter if the
> joint is scored.   .  ---ric
>