Gluing in Banding

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pearle

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I'm making a series of Christmas presents inspired by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24804363@N00/4090880829/in/set-72157622772227696/">this box</a> and I have a question about gluing in the 1/4" banding on the box sides. My previous experience has been with 1/16" stringing and I've just glued the stringing in with Elmer's white glue with no clamping of any kind. Can I get by with the same process with the 1/4" wide banding, or do I need to clamp the banding into its groove (it  fits tightly in the groove) after gluing until the glue dries? With 80 pieces to apply, it would be much easier to not clamp the banding, but I don't want it to come loose later.

Preston
 
Im sure everyone has different methods.  The way I like to do it would be to use hot hide glue .  I put the glue in the groove only and not on the inlay so to not swell the inlay prior to it going into the groove. If you put it on the inlay ahead of time it likely wont any longer fit in the groove.  Then I quickly place the inlay into the groove and use a veneer hammer or a small roller to squeeze out all the excess glue.  No clamping needed.  With other types of glue you would probably have to clamp it with a caul. 
 
Hot hide glue is certainly the historically correct way to go and has the advantage of quick tack.  For banding and cuffs I take a slightly different approach.  I use liquid hide glue, a much longer tack time but still very easy to clean up, and more friendly to subsequent finishes than white or yellow glue.  I've found that blue painters' tape provides all the clamping pressure necessary for banding, especially around legs.  The low tack of the blue tape makes it much easier to remove than conventional masking tape.
 
Preston- I also use hide glue- the hot variety. One thing you have to be careful about is not to scrape the banding flush right away, as the hide glue will continue to pull the banding down tight over the course of  a couple of days and if you don't wait, you'll have the banding in a trench.-Al
 
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