I guess that is possible as both PVA and salt are water soluble.
...Wayne
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> On 8 Apr 2016, at 5:02 PM, John Duggan <john.duggan10@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I would NOT do anything that interfered with the glue joint. Some very
> strange reactions can occur.
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On 8 Apr 2016, at 10:57, Wayne Harridge <wayne.harridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> wrote:
>>
>> I've never heard of that trick before Chuck, I'll have to ask my
>> cabinetmaker son if he has ! I was actually thinking about that problem 3
>> days ago when making some repairs to a piece of furniture.
>>
>> ...Wayne
>>
>>
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>> From: olympus
>> [mailto:olympus-bounces+wayne.harridge=structuregraphs.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> ] On Behalf Of Chuck Norcutt
>> Sent: Friday, 8 April 2016 7:59 AM
>> To: Olympus mail list <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Subject: [OM] [OT] Some wood working tricks...
>>
>> I haven't been doing much photography lately for 2 reasons. The first is
>> that I have a problem with my left leg (that makes it difficult to
>> sit) and my right heel (that makes it difficult to walk). However, I can
>> stand pretty well. So instead of walking around taking pictures I've been
>> busy building the workbench I've been putting off for the past year.
>>
>> This work bench will have 12 drawers (you can never have too many
>> drawers) but building good drawers is moderately difficult and I haven't
>> done any significant woodworking in about 40 years. I'm at the point now
>> where I've got to start building the drawers and knew I'd do better if I had
>> some sort of jig. I've been looking around and found these simple jigs on
>> YouTube <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iSX2Pp-KdZk>. I haven't tried to
>> use them yet but just built 4 of them. They also went together with glue
>> and screws easier than I'm used to due to the next tip.
>>
>> From the same guy (in another video) I also learned this very simple but
>> very useful tip. Have you ever been frustrated by the slippery nature of
>> wood glue when trying to nail or screw 2 parts together with glue in
>> between? The 2 pieces want to slip-slide around and it's difficult to
>> maintain precise positioning even with clamps. The solution is table salt.
>> Just sprinkle a *little* bit on the glued area.
>> You'll find that it works like sand on ice. Those little salt granules
>> will grip both pieces and help hold them where you want them.
>>
>> Chuck Norcutt
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