Appreciation post: A workshop in Portland made me stop rushing my glue-ups

I was rushing to clamp a tabletop there last fall when the instructor calmly said 'the wood doesn't care how late you are for lunch,' and now I always check for even squeeze-out along the whole seam before I walk away.

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thomas_johnson354d ago

Yeah that's a good one. I mean I used to rush too until I had a glue line fail on a shelf. Now I just set a timer on my phone for like five minutes and force myself to wait.

evand654d ago

Honestly, a five minute timer for glue? That seems a bit over the top for most small jobs.