Three Gluing Techniques for PERFECT Miters
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- Опубліковано 9 лют 2025
- What's the best way to glue up a miter? The world may never know. But here are three techniques that I use in my shop often.
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That paper trick was worth the price of admission (metaphorically). Thanks, man!
For sure. I've used that for face turning bowls and dishes, but that's a great take away. Thanks Eric!
What kind of paper?
I normally never comment; however, this video deserves a well done for content and presentation.
Im 19 yo and from the other side of the world, yet i still enjoy your vibe and positivity. Great video man
That brown paper trick is a thing of beauty! Learn something new everyday.
That glued clamp blocks trick was a lifesaver today. I'm building a mid mod style recreation of a vintage hifi speaker for a client. I glued up 24" deep by 32" x 36" boxes of solid sapele panels. This technique made the whole operation so much less stressful than previous large miter boxes I've done. True to description, the glued blocks provided great clamping pressure and popped right off leaving a little paper residue that was easily cleaned up with a card scraper. Make sure you coat the entire surface. The only section that failed on me had incomplete glue. Some quick acting with ca glue solved that. I just used the offcuts from cutting the miter on my table saw. Anyway - Thanks for the awesome tip.
For small boxes I use blue tape to line the edge of each piece to make getting rid of the inside glue squeeze out easier. I have had too many “ negative” experiences with the interior corners being discolored when applying finish.
The trick is to finish off the interior before glue up. I wax too, so that the interior squeeze out is easy to remove. Any tiny amount remaining basically dries clear.
Very instructive! Thank you for sharing. Another trick I use is the fix the clamping blocks on 2 10" strip of plywood. Then each is clamped securely on each piece and a 3rd clamp provides the pressure perpendicular to the miter joint.
Not mine, it's from the Wood Whisperer.
MY GOD that mitre taping technique blew my mind :O
Those other techniques KILLED ME!
You are my new Woodwork GOD!!!
Thank you! I appreciate you do condescend to the viewer - great tips!
Thank you! I'm glad you find some value in my videos
Bravo for the third one!
Best woodworking channel on UA-cam! 🎉
Thank you!
The brown paper.. very nice. I'm taking that one. Thanks
Thanks for the brown paper trick! I made the mistake of using CA glue to attach my glue blocks directly to eastern red cedar on a recent project and sadly got a BUNCH of tear out when removing a few of them.
Ok. Brown paper. I was hoping you were gonna slip HOW in there, but nope. Love the video. I've been watching you for awhile on Insty, but now I know.👍🍻
This was great. What holds the brown paper, though? CA glue? And that won't impact the finish?
The brown paper technic also works well when you don’t have a chuck big enough to hold a piece of flat wood and you don’t want to use the worm screw. Thanks Eric for your words of wisdom.
Oh interesting! I’ve never considered it on the lathe. I may have to try that sometime…
I used this method to turn a piece of stair tread into a large coaster for my wife’s large base coffee mug.
The figured top of that example box is Gorgeous! Really pops with the darker border.
This is exactly what I needed. Many thanks!
Great tips, great music. Thanks for the advice.
Just what I needed! Thank you! Perfect instruction!
This is great video and you are excellent teacher. Thank you!
Everything was clearly shown. Thanks for the advice!
Nice trick with the brown paper. And nice edge on the waterfall too.
This one time, with band clamps… 😂😂
Dammit that was RIGHT THERE for the taking too. Can’t believe I missed that one 😂
@@ENCurtis every time I hear the phrase "band clamps", that's the first thing I think of. And then there was this one time in band clamp.
Came here to make sure someone had already made this joke.
Brown paper between the glue blocks. Effin' brilliant. Thank you so much.
Nice can't wait to try some of these tips.
Great video. The brown paper reminds me of the way we laminate bowl blanks to the face plate with news paper mache.
Ah another great video dude, thank you, I have a great set of ancient corner clamps(too difficult to describe) that work really well especially on picture frames, thanks again from the UK, keep 'em coming
Awesome! Ive been persisting with the blue tape and CA glue to hold my blocks on large mitres. Which fails 80% of the time. Tried the thin cardboard/paper and success! Thanks for the tip mate!
Okay, the coffee cup and opening line gets me every time.
I'd love to see more about your experiment with texture on that lil' tool cabinet behind you.
Thank you! Tweaked my technique so I didn’t over glue it and learned some new stuff! And as you said: “There’s more than one way to skin a cat”. And my multifarious collection of vivisected felines lends mute credence to the veracity of that aphorism. And I’ve been waiting 40+ years to be able to use that line, so thank you for that opportunity! 😬😎
Brown paper tip is awesome. I've used both blue tape and packing tape for miters over the years with great success. But just recently, when using packing tape on a large box, had the packing tape pull small chunks of veneer off some expensive plywood when I removed it. I'm not sure if the tape was too sticky, or the veneer was not secure.
That clamp blocks idea is gonna come in handy, thanks! I'm building a 10' wide floating console (in 2x 5' sections) for the living room, with mitred corners so the grain pattern runs around each. Getting those mitred edges clean & perfectly matched is a bit of a challenge though as I live in a 4th floor apartment, so I don't have a table saw and use just a circular saw at 45deg and a straight edge.
I also don’t have a table saw. I’ve been using a trim router with an angle base to dial in those kinds of mitered edges.
never thought of the brown paper.. like that one
That ones on the house 😎
@@ENCurtis nice. But i have mostly always used masking tape, NOT blue tape. Its not sticky enough. I use 1" or 1 1/2" or 2" wide x 4" or 6" or 8" or whatever length of tape across the joint, as many as needed. Then i use whatever wide masking tape on the joint and maybe several. All this up to cabinet size. I then clamp a board to the parts to keep them stable as i flip them over. Larger projects would get biscuits and clamps. I also tape inside joint edges for easier glue cleanup. Rarely use band clamps or ratchet straps.
You can buy the same stretchy cord that holds tent poles together to use for small boxes etc with the tape technique. I wrap the box with cord and cut it,knot it and make a double loop and put it around d the box.
Love the craft paper trick! Do you use regular wood glue for the paper and the clamping blocks?
No! Use CA glue with some accelerator spray. CA glue is not as strong as wood glue.
Kraft paper will be used moving forward. Great tip!
I’ll admit this is the paper bag from the liquor store but it functions the same 😂😂
Great tips Erik!
Thanks brother!
Thanks mate. Appreciate ya work.
Nice job with the glue blocks and brown paper.🥰 I have approx 8" sticks that I cut 90° notches near the end. effectively creating extended 'glue blocks'. The length means I can either clamp it to the piece or doublesided tape (full length) is more than enough.
Tip, you can CA glue a corner block to blue tape instead of brown paper and get decent clamping pressure. This works well if your glue joint is not large, and you don’t have a convenient way to clamp like on a waterfall situation.
brown paper tip rocks! thx
Brown tape, awesome idea!
Thank you, Curtis for the lesson. I also liked RULE 7. 😎
love this guy
Great video Erik! 👌🏾clear, concise, and Detailed!
Another issue is the best way to clean up the inside squeeze out.
How did you do the patterned colored plywood?? Looks great
How do you feel about the use of (nail gun) fasteners in addition to adhesive bonding miter joints? My current project involves miter joints for solid Poplar crown molding making a 3-sided inner shelf for a box frame to support a plexiglass sky light window on my VW bus. The dimensions are 1-3/4" high x 1-3/8" deep with a decorative sine wave profile. I'm thinking of using L brackets as shown at 8:22 to hold the glued miter joint with clamps then use the nail gun across the joint. The nail heads won't be visible once positioned in the box and affixed.
Thank you!
content aside, appreciate low key background music vs the frenetic club tech others use.
Great tips. On the last one instead of the brown paper, curious why you didn’t just glue the blocks on top of blue tape? not enough adhesion? finishing would be easier.
Awesome video. I learned a lot.
But how do we handle the bigger jobs with ply?
Gluing anything to the surface, like the helper blocks, even if they are on brown paper, I'm going to be left with some nasty scarring afterwards. Any solutions for gluing up larger jobs made of ply, where gluing the helper blocks isn't an option?
Great! A no cost band clamp is a rope tied in a loop, then stick a pencil etc in the loop and twist it to tighten. Fix the pencil from spinning back with tape/string. Use 45° blocks to prevent the rope from digging into the corners. This can put a ton of clamping pressure on a box / picture frame! I don’t own a band clamp, but I imagine the clamping pressure this provides is similar.
What kind of glue did you use for the brown paper? Did it cause any issues on the waterfall table when you tried to stain the table? Or were you able to completely scrape off the top layer where the glue had seeped in?
Sorry to resurrect this but was a really helpful video. Im building a desk that is going to be L shaped so will be mitre cut and then one end flipped. Do you have any tips on how you would glue and clamp the mitre on this as its a relatively thin (2 inch) surface? Many thanks and keep up the great content!
6:30 Interesting technique on the cabinet. How did you do it?
Do you use CA glue with the brown paper or just wood glue? Great tips!
Hey, I’m trying to find the right glue to glue with. What glue do you recommend for it to be strong and never really ware out. I’m from the UK if that makes a difference.
Thanks, Jamie
Genious bro , subcribed
Wow Erik. Great video. Learnt a lot. I love your style of presentation.
One question: do you soak the brown paper in glue or just apply the wood glue to both side of the paper or wood?
Ken from Southport UK
Thanks. I wanted to know that too.
So this is my first time seeing brown paper as a quick release. Do you apply glue to the bottom of the corner blocks as well as the bottom of the brown paper to your work surface? Also, (maybe I missed it in the video) what kind of glue is best for this practice. I do a lot of smaller waterfall tables and I really want to adopt this technique correctly the first time around.
What kind of glue system was used for the "glue blocks"?? Hot glue?
I did a glue up of a picture frame with miters last week. I should had seen this video with the brownpaper trick before. In my country, I don’t know brown paper. Is it something special?
Which type of glue did you used for gluing the blocks?
Thanks for sharing !
Good video, especially the brown paper trick but I think you left out checking for square by measuring opposite diagonals and adjusting with a diagonal clamp when necessary.
Your work is very beautiful. Could you make videos translated into Spanish? greetings from Chile
Great video! Very helpful! I’m brand new to woodworking and I’ve got a small piece with mitered corners that I need to glue up. I was struggling with how to get a clamp on them but now I think I’m going to go the blue tape method.
The project is a towel bar for the bathroom. Do you think glue is enough or should I reinforce with splines?
Glad it was helpful! If it's only holding a hand towel or something small, a well glued and clamped miter should be fine. If you're nervous, you can either size the joint (seal it with a primary layer of glue) or use TB quick and thick. A spline will certainly also get the job done. Good luck!
On the glue blocks, did you put glue between the brown paper and the finish wood or did you just put it on the block for the clamp and let it soak through?
Do you need nails to reinforce the glue or is the glue enough to hold the plywood in your cabinet?
Instead of using brown paper on your glue blocks, could you use hot melt glue? Would it have enough adhesion strength for the clamps?
What are those band clamps you’re using?
at what angle did you cut the miter? perfect 45 or +/- ?
What do you do about staining over the glue squeeze out? I try wiping it off but it still stains horribly.
thanks
I love when something weighs more, pound for pound.
I have bought multiple of the quick corner clamps you see ads for on social media, so far none have really worked. Anyone use spring clamps for smaller boxes that was next on my list to try?
so, how many cats have you skinned? Great video, any chance you can do a video on how you created that texture?
thamk you
For the L glue-up, I wondered how you attached the clamping blocks, since I could see something in between? ... but I just wasn't patient enough.
When you put the 2nd band clamp on flip the project so the clamp rest on the workbench prior to applying pressure.
What brand of band clamps are those?
I figured out, on my own (and then learned later it's a common practice) to use off-cuts to help glue up angled joints.
When I made my first "farmhouse" piece, I used the off-cuts of the cross braces to hold them in place while the glue dried. The angle matches with the workpiece and the other end gives you a parallel surface to the mating piece. I know it doesn't really apply to clamping a mitered joint, but I was proud of myself when I figured it out and even more so when I saw that it was an old trick. It's like, "I may not know what I'm doing, but I think I know what I'm doing".
Hie what can I use for a piece that is 2000×100 in hardwood can I still use blue tape or metal clamps?
How do you remove the glue drops and sand on the inside corners?
Enjoy your saying "Many ways to skin a cat" which is a southern saying referring to cleaning catfish which have skin not scales. Enjoy your channel.
I’m assuming the paper is also glued down? Or does enough glue bleed through the paper when clamping the blocks down?
In the first minute it grabbed me like a late night infomercial,
All good stuff. Anyone tried hot melt glue for the clamping blocks? My concern is that when used with veneered board there will be too much surface damage. I find the main challenge is when strengthening the mitred corners with dominoes. It takes a lot of pressure to get the joint to close. I have taken to lightly sanding the dominoes so they are an easier fit.
probably a stupid question but how does the brown paper glue-up work?
as in, how do you glue the paper to the piece and then how do you glue it to the wooden bit? what kind of glue, does the order matter etc?
Is the glue really that strong it will hold up without and screws !!
Sorry I am late to the party. Catching up on all your videos. I found this useful and a good refresher, My memory is not what it used to be. Thanks Erik!
I have trays that I'm about to make that uses 22.5 miters. 8 of them that I'm having issues getting a good way to clamp around bottom of tray. Any ideas,
I have a request please: could you do a video on how to glue up mitred compound angles often seen on serving trays often the sides and ends are at an angle between 10-15 degrees
Thanks
I glue my blocks to a thin piece of plywood and clamp the ply to the board and then clamp the mitre. After it sets I just unclamp the thin ply and the clean up is only the small edge.
What brand of clamp are you using...Bessey? Oh, and at 62, I'm enjoying the lessons:)
Eric thanks for the gluing ideas especially the brown paper technique. Quick question, I have the same older hand plane. Did you get a new chip breaker and iron or are you using the original ones. Thanks…Andy
Nope, I’m using both the original iron and chip breaker 🤙
This video would have helped me out so much if it came out like 2 weeks ago😂😂
What kind of wood is the first premade box
No cats were harmed in the making of this video
we need a video on how you made the blue pattern paint on the cabinet
Perhaps at some point I'll do just that!
Since you mentioned “skinning cats” twice, I need to look up the origin of the phrase. At what point were we skinning cats, in multiple ways mind you, to the degree that it landed in our lexicon?