{"id":2900,"date":"2021-04-22T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T13:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/greenlionwoodworks.com\/blog\/?p=2900"},"modified":"2021-05-31T01:47:08","modified_gmt":"2021-05-31T01:47:08","slug":"panel-glue-up-jig","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/greenlionwoodworks.com\/blog\/2021\/04\/panel-glue-up-jig\/","title":{"rendered":"Panel Glue-up Jig"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I’ve done a number of panel glue-ups of various sizes. Depending on the size of the panel (our dining room table-top is twelve feet long), pipe clamps or bar clamps are what I normally use. For smaller panels, though, those larger clamps can be unwieldy, so when I saw this video<\/a> from Woodsmith Magazine<\/a>, it seemed like a great jig to build.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The idea is to use a flat piece of a sheet good (I used melamine-faced particle board) as the base and add a straight-edge to the bottom. Then a few rows of holes get drilled in the panel to accommodate dowels that will act as stops for a series of wedges. One or more straight boards are used for the top straight-edge, which gets held in place by some wedges. The pictures will make more sense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The jig I made is about 30″ x 24″, so it can handle 30″ x 18″ panels. Below is a picture of a small cutting board glue-up that I did to test the jig.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Basically, you place the panel boards along the bottom edge and “stack” them toward the top. Then you place a straight-edge along the top edge, insert the dowels into the first available row of holes, and tap the wedges in place between the straight-edge and the dowels. That snugs all the boards together with even pressure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since I used a base with a melamine surface, the glue won’t stick to it (assuming I use a wood glue like Titebond II). If you make this with a piece of plywood or MDF, adding a couple coats of shellac or polyurethane would give the same results. As long as the base is flat, the results will turn out great.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The cutting board ended up being flat enough that it pulled a vacuum when placed on a flat counter top, so I’d call that a success!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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