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rackoon:
OK. I am getting ready to glue together my cocktail cab. I have dowels on all seems. All the sides are made of oak plywood (expensive stuff). I know that glue is going to leak out of seems as I clamp it together. I am hoping that I could use a glue that is water solable so that I can wipe the overspill. Can anyone recommend a Glue?

I have looked at Whammocade's site and noticed that he has used tightbond on his cab. This is what I was thinking of using.
   
Can someone of experience give me some advice as to what glue to use? Keep in mind that I will be staining the cab and the glue must not interfer with this process.

Any input would be great, thanks.

Quarterhorse:
I just completed my cab and did fine with carpenter's glue.  Cheap and easy to clean up.  If you can clamp the sides afterwards it is quite strong.  Of course, mine had braces on the inside of the cabinet to add strength and not dowels.  But for the price, I wouldn't hesitate on it. 

Breaker:
Yep - any good carpenter's glue will do the trick (the stuff I used was yellow) ; if you clamp it well it will hold as strong as screws!

One tip I would recommend is to avoid the urge to wipe off the glue that might seep out of the joins. It's much easier to go along with a putty knife and knock off the seepage after it's dry.

Breaker.

MYX:
I also used Elmers carpenters glue(lots of it). It worked great.

GoPodular.com:

--- Quote from: breaker on April 27, 2006, 09:24:45 pm ---One tip I would recommend is to avoid the urge to wipe off the glue that might seep out of the joins. It's much easier to go along with a putty knife and knock off the seepage after it's dry.

--- End quote ---

I agree.  Let it dry and then just scrape it off.  That's how kitchen cabinets are made.

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