TomInNC Posted September 9, 2023 Report Share Posted September 9, 2023 I'm building my first set of cabinets largely following the Bourbon Moth video below. In every other cabinet build I've watched, when the carcass was glued up, there were either stretchers or a full top on the carcass. If you go to around minute 5, he glues up just the bottom of the carcass and then goes back and pocket screws stretchers in the top after taking the clamps off. I went through a dry fit using this exact same approach, and when I add the clamps, the base goes out of square immediately because of the clamping pressure. Unless I just have weird clamps, I'm assuming his base is also out of square initially. Is there enough flex in the glue to actually allow you to square the carcass with the stretchers after gluing the base? The glue up doesn't seem difficult, so I'm just leaning towards assembling the whole carcass in one go. https://www.bourbonmoth.com/watch-qtYSg/v/easy-cabinet-build-pt1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronn W Posted September 10, 2023 Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 I would suggest that you cut the stretchers and clamp them across between the sides near the top so that they stay the correct distance apart when the bottom clamps are tightended. Also, try to keep the bottom clamps in line with the bottom so they are pushing the sides straight nto the bottom. His wood pecker corner clamps are no near as strong as the extra clamps that he adds and they will flex. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coop Posted September 10, 2023 Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 The link is a three part series and very interesting and helpful. I don’t generally subscribe but I did to his. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted September 10, 2023 Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 He’s one of a thousand different ways to build a cabinets. If I had to rank his build, it’s in the 5-6 out 10 No dado required and can be butt jointed on the two bottoms.. We just staple the back on. 1/4 in residential and 1/2 in commercial with screws.., Staples are a lot cheaper than pocket screws.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinds Posted September 10, 2023 Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 Another thing to watch out for is over-tightening the clamps. That can cause (1) misalignment and (2) squeezing out too much of the glue resulting in a poor joint. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted September 10, 2023 Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 You can’t squeeze out all the glue.. If clamping pulls out of alignment, it’s probably out of square to start. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post phinds Posted September 10, 2023 Popular Post Report Share Posted September 10, 2023 On 9/10/2023 at 3:20 PM, BillyJack said: You can’t squeeze out all the glue.. No, but you CAN squeeze out too much. Don't ask me how I know 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyJack Posted September 11, 2023 Report Share Posted September 11, 2023 On 9/10/2023 at 5:19 PM, phinds said: No, but you CAN squeeze out too much. Don't ask me how I know New one to me..Some glues need glue to make the joint, but cabinetry no.. Id like to hear about the failure.. Every time this problem erupts, it’s usually user error.. Here is something I learned when I moved from cabinetry to furniture making. Glue is not the enemy, but a failure to remove glue after making a connection is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phinds Posted September 27, 2023 Report Share Posted September 27, 2023 I make segmented bowls. When I first started, I would tighten the clamps WAY too hard and I had a few joint failures due to not enough glue. The pieces being glued together were quite hard exotics and I had made the surface smooth, so most of the glue squeezed out. After I realized my mistake, I refrained from over-smoothing the surface and over-tightening the clamps and did not have the problem again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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