That's why the Iron resides in my workshop. I don't need flat cloths but I need to in-dent wood all the time.
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Cracked headstock. What glue to use?
- Thread starter ridethespiral
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That's why the Iron resides in my workshop. I don't need flat cloths but I need to in-dent wood all the time.
Hopkins
Commercial User
The whole dry joint from to much clamping pressure is a myth. There is no way you can put enough pressure to squeeze out all of the glue, the tighter you can get your joint the better.
Calling it a myth is a bit much. There is potential for the repair to not be as clean and strong as it could. Too much glue and a loose, gappy joint is even worse. I have seen many repairs that were not as good as they could have been because of excessively over-the-top clamping pressure. You can put enough pressure that the wood is compressed and then gives up some shape when the clamp is released weakening the repair Like anything else, there is "just right" and that's what you want.
Hopkins
Commercial User
A dry joint and damage caused by the clamp is two different things. That is why you use a clamping caul to protect your wood.
Or dent the wood. Haha. I'll definitely get a clamp that has rubber on the ends or use a cloth so I don't damage the wood. I'm naturally adept at fixing things (unless I'm 'fixing' something that's not already broken)
I know what I'm doing for the most part. Just needed verification on what type of glue to use. I'll make sure to take some before and after pictures next time I go over there. I will also do the glueing before drinking commences
I love this forum and all of the helpful people.
In case you haven't done this repair yet, put two pieces of wood around the headstock and clamp to those. I would suggest making them the length of each side of the headstock. 1 by 2s should work, cut to length.
Two benefits, one this will distribute clamping pressure more evenly and two this approach minimizes the possibility of putting a crimp on the headstock - the extra wood will take the beating instead.
Also, no to hot hide glue for this - only use that if you want to pull the seam apart later - ( it is easy to tork it off from the side which is why it's used on acoustic instruments for certain repairs like putting a new fingerboard on a string bass)
