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    watching youtube and many 'woodworking artists use these glue brushes or silicone spreaders.. are they worth it? I always use a piece of strong cardboard or scrap of thin mdf etc
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    I should probably start buying shares in whatever company makes those


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    I just use artist's brushes, dirt cheap, available in many sizes and wash out in water (if you remember and are quick enough).

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    Silicone pastry brushes are great for glue as the glue does not stick when dries you just break it it of, I was sceptical although now I am a convert

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    get ya, but is there any advantage over using scraps as mentioned.
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    I use a little 6 mm artist brush for spreading glue in tight joints. It lives in a tub of water, and goes straight back after the glue, so it’s always ready to go after a quick shaking off of the water.

    I do however use shop made thin wood strips for the vast majority of my glue spreading.

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    I use a Rockler silicone brush for pretty much all my gluing; apart from the thin end being able to get into narrow mortices and biscuit slots it doesn’t really “improve” anything... except I always know exactly where it is so no stuffing around selecting or preparing sticks, pads or whatever you need for the job. The only exception is when gluing up faces greater than 2” wide, then I use an old credit card.

    For Titebond I clean it off with water, for poly I use acetone. If I forget to clean it it’s not a problem as the hardened glues can be easily pulled off the bristles.
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    I got a set of 4 silicon pastry brushes, cut the bristles in one down to be short and like Lance keep it permanently in a plastic cup of water, made a quick holder out of some scrap hardwood so it has some weight and doesn't get knocked over. Still have two left in a draw somewhere

    Converted enough to seek out some better silicon brushes that don't want to be pulled off the handle as i use it all the time with Titebond/PVA's.

    So no real need to spend lot's of dollars but the silicon brushes in my opinion are great.

    Epoxies and poly glues I just use whatever scrap wood is lying around

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    Nothing wrong with using scraps or anything that does the job.

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    I have one similar to this
    Rockler Silicone Glue Brush | Carbatec

    I used to use scraps too and no doubt they work, but using a silicon brush has the following benefits:
    - No need to keep random scraps lying around/finding a suitable piece come glueup time
    - Minimal glue wastage scraps soak up glue
    - The silicon head spreads the glue much more evenly than scrap
    - Its reusable, i've had mine for about 3 years and still going strong.
    - No need to worry about cleaning the brush straight after glueup, which means i can focus all my attention on making sure my clamps are in place and everything is nice and square. When the glue dries you just pull it off and you're good to go for next time round.
    - The other end of the brush is good for spreading glue on dovetails and cleaning up glue squeezeout
    - Its fairly inexpensive, yes costs $12 compared to free but is definitely better than constantly buying cheap brushes.

    At the end of the day if you're happy with spreading glue with scraps then go nuts, I'm also bit of a clean/organisation nutta so scraps are in the bin almost as soon as i make them (generally) so i don't have something small enough to conveniently spread glue around. Plus the mad scramble to find something suitable always used to frustrate me.

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    Wooden tongue depressors do a good job for me!

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    I use me index finger... is always ready and works a treat.
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    I use a tomato sauce bottle. but I do have silicone brushes if I need to.

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    For gluing, it depends on what you want to spread glue on. My preference currently are thin steel spatulas for spreading inside joints, such as mortices and dovetails, and plastic serrated spreaders for an even depth on flat surfaces.

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    I use a lot of small veneer jobs and find the spreader to inconsistent, a normal 25mm paint brush most effective. The down side is that I tend to leave the brush out and it gets hard with glue. The brushes are soaked in vinegar for a couple of hours and then cleaned with a wire brush, then washed in soapy water. Works well with PVA glue.

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