Dragon Stool, Part 6
It’s time to glue up the stool, after a bit of prep. As with most projects, it is best to do as much sanding as possible prior to glue-up. This project is no exception.
Sanding after glue-up typically occurs where two parts are flush after assembly. For this stool, that occurs where the three stretchers come together. Sanding gets all the parts flush. It’s a little tricky in this case, because the grain is going in three different directions. When that happens, I sand in a circular motion, mimicking to some extent an orbital sander. I use light pressure to avoid large scratches and move through the grits as usual. The final bit of sanding is done with the grain, when the cross-grain scratches (if any) are so small they tend not to show.
Glue-up is fairly straightforward; all the joinery is mortise and tenon. I usually avoid using an acid brush for glue application, but it works well in this situation. I cut the bristles short to minimize stray hairs going astray. Most of the time my glue spreader is a small stick.
One more video in this series will cover final sanding and finishing.
