: Sorry for another question... Should I sand the un-thickened epoxy
: prior to using the thickened epoxy and clamping the joint
: together? For the first batch I just washed with soap and water.
: Some things the books don't cover... Or else I read the wrong
: ones. Thanks!

What I do for this kind of thing is mix up a small batch of epoxy, apply to the timber to be glued and allow few minutes for it to sink in, while I am waiting I thicken up the remaining epoxy in the cup with microfibres or whatever, and then apply the thickened epoxy and clamp (not too tight).

All done in one go so to speak. Applying the unthickened resin first is just to ensure penetration into the timber. If you are really concerned about penetration a quick application of a hairdryer to aid penetration is possible, but I have never done this, and I have yet to have an epoxy joint fail.

Try not to over clamp the joint or you will squeeze out all your adhesive and get glue starvation.

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