Notes from August 28-29

Students began taking notes about wood and wood working processes.

Rule #1: Wood Moves.

It turns out that this affects many aspects of making things with wood.

Wood:

Wood comes from trees; understanding how wood was once living helps to figure out how to use it and work with it.

Glueing and Clamping:

Properly made a glued joint is stronger than the wood it connects.

We normally use "regular" wood glue. It is called Titebond (I) and comes in a red bottle. Titebond III comes in a green bottle; it is waterproof; it is expensive. We use Titebond III when we need a waterproof blue: cutting boards and outdoor furniture.

We use cauls to spread the cone of clamping pressure all over a glued joint.