I used to make the hammer boring a tight fit but had occasional problems with glue starved joints. Using moderately looser fits allows for better alignment before the glue sets and allows enough glue in the joint to do some good. dp David M. Porritt, RPT dporritt at smu.edu > There is a lot of talk about glue that will 'fill the gap" Is this > really a good thing? Yes, I think it is.
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