NEW! Faster Search Option

Loading
Home › Forums › Fine Woodworking Knots › New To Woodworking

Toothbrush Glue Spreader

bilyo's picture

Toothbrush Glue Spreader (post #164796)

bilyo on Mon, 03/14/2011 - 08:57
in

I can't believe that I'm the only one or the first one to find the true purpose of a toothbrush.  I found myself in a position of doing a lot of edge glueing recenly.  I started out trying to use the roller with the glue bottle attached.  This is a loser.  But the toothbrush works great to distributed just the right amount of glue across the width of a board edge without making a mess.  Just be sure to clean it thoroughly so it won't have a glue flavor when you use it the following morning for regular brushing.

-A +A
roc's picture

There's an Observent Fellow ! (post #164796, reply #1 of 2)

by roc in reply to bilyo [original] on Sun, 05/08/2011 - 10:18

Ha Ha Ha Ha, aaaaaah  Ha Ha Ha Ha

Oh you may develop a taste for the glue as I did for old motor parts crud. But that's another story. More and more I just use my finger and have a wet rag handy to wipe off before handling the wood. Talking table top or other visible joint line glue up here. I am always afraid of getting solids in the glue line that could cause a gap. Wood chip, dried glue, minute pebble ( hey I kick up a lot of dust when I work ).

Ha ha ha

With my finger I can feel any crud as it goes into the joint.

Yep, hard to get ALL the taste out'a those tooth brushes.

roc

Give me six hours to chop down a tree and I will spend the first four sharpening the axe. Abraham Lincoln ( 54° shaves )

Jfrostjr's picture

Glue on finger (post #164796, reply #2 of 2)

by Jfrostjr in reply to roc [original] on Fri, 05/13/2011 - 06:59

Roc,

I have always used my finger to spread glue. Two reasons - 1. My finger is always 'there' and 2. for the same reasons you explain - to catch particles.

But my large question is - Where do you wipe the excess glue from your finger before you begin to tighten clamps? My answer - on the underside of my bench. No - I do NOT put gum under movie theater seats!

Frosty