Minimising wood glue in the cavities?

[PoopSoupGuitars]

Me again, here with my daily mishap.

I thought I was being really clever by routing some cavities before I glue the face to this body. Mostly I wanted to avoid the awkard long drill bit to join all the cavities up for running cables.

It's just hit me however that these bad boys are gonna be drowning in wood glue, potentially making them inaccessible. Any ideas of how I can avoid it? Is there any material impervious to glue that I could put in the caviites now and remove once I reroute the HB cavities, for example? I guess I can let it dry/cure faceside down to minimise dripping but open to all suggestions.

 

[Timbresmith1]

You could seal the cavities with brush on poly or shellac.
Also, avoid sloppy/excessive glue near the cavities.

 

[schmee]

Wax. You could heavily wax the channels before gluing things up. The glue wont stick to the waxed wood. They actually sell sheet was too if it helps in some way. But really, some glue in the cavity probably wont be an issue will it?

 

[Freeman Keller]

Just don'put too much glue on the pieces you are putting together. And a little squeeze out is acceptable, no one will see it

 

[gb Custom Shop]

When you do your top glue up, just avoiding putting excess glue near those cavities so you don't get much squeeze out in the cavities.

What I typically do is just route the wire channel to the depth of the pickup cavities, with consideration to your top thickness. That way once your top is glued on, and pickup template is on, you don't need to do any calculations at that point and can just go to town

 

[old wrench]

That wire channel is plenty big enough - no worries about filling it up with glue - I hope !!!

With your glue-up, all you're really looking for is full coverage, but with just a thin coat of glue

I made up a notched spreader so that when I drag it across the surface it leaves just enough glue to give a very thin coat when clamped up

Filed the grooves in with a tri-angle file until they were deep enough to leave just the right amount of glue




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[eallen]

I use a mini foam paint roller for glue that provides a more even and thinner film thickness, which reduced squeeze out. It soaks it up a bit at first but works well after.

 

[Freeman Keller]

I use a mini foam paint roller for glue that provides a more even and thinner film thickness, which reduced squeeze out. It soaks it up a bit at first but works well after.

I use my finger

 

[Peegoo]

@PoopSoupGuitars It's all way easier than all this stuff ^^^

Apply your glue (Titebond, etc.), and allow it to set for two or three minutes to tack up a little bit.

Here's where the magic happens: assemble the body onto the top face down. Clamp it up and let it cure overnight.

No glue dropping into the cavities.

 

[Jim_in_PA]

Just don'put too much glue on the pieces you are putting together.

^^ This. Be conservative near the edges of the cavity edges. And with wood glue, you don't need a "yuge" amount of it to do the job if it's spread thinly and well and you use appropriate clamping and cauls to let it do its job.

 

[Maricopa]

Ever try and pop a blob of squeeze-out off a piece you joined up?
They may be there...lurking inside the tone chamber...but they aren't going anywhere.

 

[LeftFinger]