Thread: Edge Jointing 70" 3/4" Cherry boards

1.Arrange the boards and number them. Straighten the edges on a jointer (buzzer??). Board 1,3 and 5 should have it top side against the jointer fence. Board 2 and 4 has it bottom side against the jointer fence. This way you will get a perfect flush join even if the jointer fence is not perfectly square.

2.Use biscuits for easy alignment but the important part is to apply glue on both edges.

3.Clamp the board evenly. Top, bottom, top, bottom….

I hope it helps

Wongo's method is fine if you are doing it all by machine. If jointing by hand, place adjacent boards in the vice with their faces together and plane them at the same time.
Before gluing, check that they touch for their full length. A very small gap in the middle is OK, but not at the ends. Some people do this deliberately to allow for shrinkage at the ends.
Either biscuits or a spline are OK, they are really only to help keep the boards in line. Biscuits are easier.
When gluing, put sash cramps or T-bar cramps alternately under and over the dresser top. Before setting up the clamps, put packing tape on the bars to prevent glue sticking and possibly staining the wood. Also, put plastic or newspaper under everything to make cleaning up easier. Set up the bottom clamps so the bars are all in the same plane - sight across them to be sure.
When you tighten up the clamps, work from the middle of the board towards the ends. Don't tighten them too much, you don't want to squeeze all the glue out.
Then, take the phone off the hook and go for it. Good luck.

Take the phone of the hook! That's a good one I will try to remember

Ritchie,

This might be useful..
http://www.northwestwoodworking.com/.../article1.html