How to Edge Glue a Wood Panel | Basic Woodworking Skill

How to Edge Glue a Wood Panel | Basic Woodworking Skill

Learn how to glue up a wood panel. This is an basic woodworking skill that every woodworker should know. When you make a project that includes a panel, you can use a piece of plywood, but it is often a better option to make the panel from solid wood.

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50 Comments

  1. Ignatius Reilly on February 3, 2023 at 3:59 am

    Amazing to know that the wood would actually break first, before the glue joins.



  2. Arie Al-Amin on February 3, 2023 at 4:00 am

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  3. IonU07 on February 3, 2023 at 4:03 am

    What kind of clamps are these?Nice video thanks



  4. Zandra on February 3, 2023 at 4:05 am

    Hi, I have two long beautiful wooden shelves I would like to glue together to create a coffee table top. I will be gluing the two long sides together, What do you recommend the distance between clamps. FYI I’m a newbie. Thank you 🙂



  5. sultan Merchant on February 3, 2023 at 4:06 am

    CLAMS ARE OF WHICH BRAND?



  6. Mark Rosehart on February 3, 2023 at 4:06 am

    3:40 what I was taught in college you wait till it’s hard and sand it off, this allows the glue to form and seal properly and you can get the wood peices smooth like babies skin



  7. Kevin Madden on February 3, 2023 at 4:07 am

    Help! Beginner!!!

    So I bought some 3/4” in width maple, I am building a miter saw station. I have drawers to the left of my miter saw, cabinet doors in the middle (under miter saw) and drawers to the right. I am leaving a 1/16” gap between the boards (drawer fronts) I am using the same boards to go across the whole thing to achieve a clean, smooth look. So my question is, can I use 1/16” wood pieces to go in between the joints to keep the alignment of the grain of the wood?

    If I joint the cabinet door pieces, the wood grain will not align with my drawers to the left or right side. Hope that explains it well enough.



  8. Cheekyoziechick on February 3, 2023 at 4:09 am

    Thankyou



  9. Lee Hart on February 3, 2023 at 4:11 am

    Good afternoon. I just found your video and you have refreshed my memory on gluing wood together. You have helped me tremendously. Thank you very much. Now I do ask, What type of glue do you use for this project. Are there any differences in the wood glues such as elmers vs gorilla wood glues? Thank you and have a good day.



  10. Rami A.A on February 3, 2023 at 4:12 am

    Excellent video. You had me engaged until the keep making sawdust finish line



  11. Albert Stadler on February 3, 2023 at 4:12 am

    Can anyone tell me what this blue clamps are called? Never saw them in my life but they seem very practical.



  12. James Mills on February 3, 2023 at 4:12 am

    What type of clamps are those and where can i get them?



  13. Adrian Kap on February 3, 2023 at 4:13 am

    Thank you for the video! Now, I’m trying to glue an 8ft x 4ft x 1in to a 8ft x 6inch x 1in for a train table. I’m fearing the glue will stick to the flat surface that I lay it on..I know there’s a common sense way of doing it but frankly, I’m just exhausted to even think of the best way. What would you recommend? The Home Depot guy sold us on those spiked 1in x 4in metal brackets and said it was plenty, you just nail them in, HA! When we lifted the boards it completely collapsed and bent the brackets out of shape. We got the solid, non flexible wood sheet, I think it’s pine or something like that but it’s a solid piece. The wood was just way too heavy for the flimsy brackets. So much for the HD "experienced" folks. . Can you please help this old lady figure this out, please? Thank you again…



  14. oCreepin on February 3, 2023 at 4:13 am

    Hi I was wondering what clamps they are? They look amazing



  15. Luis Rivera on February 3, 2023 at 4:13 am

    Nice clamps. But are all those really necessary? And where would I get those and how big are they? Thanks



  16. Luke McDermott on February 3, 2023 at 4:14 am

    how wide are these boards?



  17. Edward D'Antonio on February 3, 2023 at 4:15 am

    Thank you for the video Rob. Your approach makes sense.



  18. Peace Love on February 3, 2023 at 4:16 am

    Can i do this without the clamp?



  19. Isaac Esteves / Trabajó Junto A Yiye Avila on February 3, 2023 at 4:18 am

    Buen video gracias…



  20. Shaun Burger on February 3, 2023 at 4:18 am

    See you clamped the bottom clamps first. I clamp one bottom then one top and then one bottom and one top. That’s the better way especially when it comes to big table tops.



  21. Leo Charles on February 3, 2023 at 4:18 am

    Really love the clamps



  22. hadoodle on February 3, 2023 at 4:19 am

    does anyone know what clamps he’s has?



  23. Eufemia Nierva on February 3, 2023 at 4:21 am

    Thank you.
    How about doing this,I mean sticking these woods in another ways
    like nail?I am a beginner
    I have done a simple shelves.By next time
    I want to stick together two wood horizontally (4×1+4×1)



  24. Saul Varela on February 3, 2023 at 4:21 am

    Thanks!



  25. Suhayb Jhangir on February 3, 2023 at 4:21 am

    Will be trying it for the first time soon to get started on my first project



  26. J Kappenman on February 3, 2023 at 4:22 am

    On a large panel, what is the recommended spacing between clamps?



  27. Marc Otero on February 3, 2023 at 4:22 am

    whats the glue to use here?



  28. berner on February 3, 2023 at 4:24 am

    This helped to confirm a suspicion I’ve had. I’m new to wood working and I swear up and down that I’ve taken all the right steps. I take my two pieces that I want to glue together. Both edges have been jointered and both the face and the other side have also been jointered and planed, and even when I put the two edged together before gluing, the larger piece I’m trying to make out of the two of them STILL cups.

    I’ve done all the steps (jointing, planing, table sawing), glued and clamped my pieces and yet I still just can’t seem to get away from my wooden slabs cupping.



  29. MyNameIsWalter on February 3, 2023 at 4:25 am

    What glue did you used?



  30. El'sPlace on February 3, 2023 at 4:25 am

    Thank you!



  31. Cj Fox on February 3, 2023 at 4:27 am

    What glue should I use what’s the best?



  32. Project 876 Brogad on February 3, 2023 at 4:27 am

    What’s the name of those clamps?



  33. Gino Asci on February 3, 2023 at 4:28 am

    why even make this video.
    a person that has never glued wood together is able to do this.



  34. Rabbit hunter on February 3, 2023 at 4:31 am

    Can you glue 2×6 treated lumber to make a 2×12 for step supports?



  35. michael s rowland on February 3, 2023 at 4:31 am

    What are those vice clamps called?



  36. Caolan OD on February 3, 2023 at 4:31 am

    where do I get those clamps?!



  37. Becky on February 3, 2023 at 4:32 am

    I will be making an oval picture frame and was wondering if I need to be concerned when cutting the shape after the panel has dried?



  38. mr nothing on February 3, 2023 at 4:32 am

    you said that the wood would break before the glue joins do.. Is it really so? Can you please demonstrate it in an experiment video? Which glue do you use for strong joins? Please recommend a glue of your choice which is of best quality!



  39. P-stone89 on February 3, 2023 at 4:34 am

    I want one of those Vices! I only have some small Clamps and Im trying to figure out how to glue them together



  40. Chris Raven on February 3, 2023 at 4:35 am

    Wow I just payed big bucks for a glue up on a table top made of Maple wood. I should have came here first. I’ll now use your instructions to do the legs. Thank you



  41. Remmy Mama on February 3, 2023 at 4:35 am

    What’s the name of the glue pls.



  42. Rebecca Miller on February 3, 2023 at 4:38 am

    I’m attempting to make wood signs, some of which are unframed, it it better to glue up smaller width boards than to use a 1×12 to prevent cupping?



  43. MOON Light on February 3, 2023 at 4:40 am

    What’s name of glue’s?



  44. Tàu Lạ Tàu Lạ on February 3, 2023 at 4:40 am

    Without the biscuit joints or domino joints in between I think the board will cup .



  45. Shy Owl on February 3, 2023 at 4:42 am

    see this is interesting to me as I am thinking of making a cnc project out of purple heart wood, I can get boards for 50-60ish but to get a slab the size I need anywhere I can find it is 1k plus



  46. Actio Libera in Causa. on February 3, 2023 at 4:46 am

    The most clean and organized work station. Congratulations. I’ve seen only dirty places so far.



  47. Peach Abacial on February 3, 2023 at 4:50 am

    Is it okay to glued the wood that is to be used as shelves in the kitchen?
    Will it be sturdy enough?
    Thank you in advance Sir. 😊



  48. Guy Robinette on February 3, 2023 at 4:51 am

    And my question was, Is that glue really solid? And you said at the end of the video … Thank-you for that, now I feel very confident and ready to do the job>



  49. Meng Han on February 3, 2023 at 4:52 am

    Can you please let me know where did you buy the wood clamps in your video?



  50. Vide Krajnc on February 3, 2023 at 4:54 am

    What do you recommend me to do with the joint when I want to build an art panel and need to use two Masonite boards. Should I use glue or should I use tape and putty?