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Top Gluing Frame
I have been making my own boxes with solid wood. The boxes are about 8" x 10" and the tops are 1/8" thick. My saw will only cut 2 1/2" thick so I have to glue pieces together. This is the frame I used. I put wax paper on each side of the wood to keep glue off the frame.
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This is what the wood looks like when I start.
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Here is the finished top and bottom after they are out of the frame and sanded a bit.
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