Clamping Box Joints after Gluing

Video Transcript

"OK, now I have glue on the piece. I'm just put these clamps on, one here, one here, another small one here. We don't have to clamp this very much, because the finger joints are tight, the box is pretty square. All we're going to do is just kind of hold it in place, and let the glue set up. You will want to take a look all around to make sure every thing's together in it, and if, in case you need to, you might have to put another clamp, somewhere. Let's say if it's a little loose here. This clamp is kind of long, but it'll work. I'm going to stick that one on there. OK. That looks pretty good. Now, I've already gone around the box, and cleaned up excess glue, but, when you do it, if you have any glue that's, seeping out of here, just a damp rag, and just wipe it up. You want to make sure though, that you wipe all the glue off, because if we're going to put a stain on there and there's any glue left, it'll soak into the wood and then your stain won't penetrate there. So, it's important to get this, get all the glue off. It's kind of tricky, don't get it too wet or you'll raise the grain and have to sand it again. But, looks like I got all my glue off. And, we'll just let these clamps, set up for a little while, and then we'll go back and sand the corners again, in case, any of the grain has raised, while we were cleaning it off."