Things You'll Need:
- Titebond or Elmer's Wood Glue
- Clamps
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Step 1
Create a glueable surface. Both surfaces of wood to be joined together have to be dry, clean, and smooth.
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Step 2
Spread a thin layer of glue. Put glue down on the wood as if you were decorating a hot dog with mustard. Then use your finger to smooth the glue into a thin coating. Don't get to close to the edges, or the glue will bead out when the wood is pressed together.
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Step 3
Clamp it. Clamp the pieces of wood together in as many places as you can. Place books or concrete blocks on large surfaces to force them together as they dry.
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Step 4
Clean up excess glue.
Wipe up excess glue on wood with a wet paper towel before it dries. -
Step 5
Combine wood glue with other fastening methods. Glue can't hold unfastened surfaces together at high strain. For example, you can glue a dowel in a hole and have it last as a coat hanger for years, but you couldn't glue a dowel flush with a board and expect it to last a day as a coat hanger.
