how do you attach your edging?

[MrMac]

I generally glue the edge of the panel, then put on the hardwood edge, held down with that stringy tape. Sometimes it "pulls" a little bit and one edge isn't tight to the panel.

I've used a 23 gauge pinner, but that causes some surprises later on when you are cutting the panels to size.

As an experiment I also used some 2p10 instant glue on smaller pieces, with dissappointing results. It stuck on, but then it broke off during handling! darn. No short cuts I guess

How do you folks keep your edging on?

 

[vwdave]

I usually pin my banding on or use blue tape.

2p10 is very brittle so for joints that require a good glue joint but need to be glued instantly I use a little 2p10 in certain spots then wood glue on most of the joint. The 2p10 instantly bonds and when the wood glue dries I have a strong joint

Dave

 

[zapdafish]

bow clamp, aka cauls

 

[tiralie]

How do you folks keep your edging on?

glue and clamps. If it's thin (.4-3mm) I get iron on.
Tim

 

[Deansocial]

5min glue and clamps

 

[Guilliaume woodworks]

What type of edging are you talking about? How thick & where are the panels being installed? I use iron on edge tape and have had good results. Have to use veneer iron, not home clothing iron. In areas where edges are vulnerable to damage I try to use solid wood nosing if possible.

 

[Stone Message]

What about putting hardwood edging on with something like this?

Peter

 

[Brice Burrell]

What type of edging are you talking about? How thick & where are the panels being installed? I use iron on edge tape and have had good results. Have to use veneer iron, not home clothing iron. In areas where edges are vulnerable to damage I try to use solid wood nosing if possible.

Not to get too far off track here, but I've had good luck with a regular clothing iron.

 

[PeterK]

Yep need to know how thick the banding is. I like to use wide hardwood edging added to the plywood an inch or more width to strengthen any shelving and panels. Looks better to me than the narrow iron on stuff too. For what I do, dominos or dowels are used. Have used the iron on a couple times and just used an iron I "borrowed" from the house! For stuff about a 1/4" thick, I used a few 23 gauge brads, glue and clamps or cauls. Brads to just hold it in place and just a few.

 

[harry_]

What type of edging are you talking about? How thick & where are the panels being installed? I use iron on edge tape and have had good results. Have to use veneer iron, not home clothing iron. In areas where edges are vulnerable to damage I try to use solid wood nosing if possible.

Not to get too far off track here, but I've had good luck with a regular clothing iron.

me too, generally. I have found that it improves the bond if I apply wood glue to the plywood first AND let it cure, then iron on the tape banding.

For (thicker) wood edging, if the panels are narrow enough, I try to do them in pairs so that I can `caul` them against each other when clamping as I do not have any proper cauls.

 

[PeterK]

Oh yea - Harry's idea works fantastic for bookshelves!

 

[MrMac]

some good ideas here- thanks! the edging is just 1/4" maple onto the edge of 11/16" plywood. I'm making a hybrid type of sewing table for a friend.

I'm going to try some of these ideas, they seem to be better than what I'm doing

It's freakin cold here in my garage, so after I glue up I take the pieces into the front room of my house and let it cure in front of the fire place

My wife is NOT impressed LOL

I guess that's what is meant by suffering for your art? or in this case for my work.

 

[harry_]

some good ideas here- thanks! the edging is just 1/4" maple onto the edge of 11/16" plywood. I'm making a hybrid type of sewing table for a friend.

I'm going to try some of these ideas, they seem to be better than what I'm doing

It's freakin cold here in my garage, so after I glue up I take the pieces into the front room of my house and let it cure in front of the fire place

My wife is NOT impressed LOL

I guess that's what is meant by suffering for your art? or in this case for my work.

This could be problematic to a glue up. I would think that you would want temperature stability. Wood will move (expand/contract) with fluctuations in temp/humidity. Having all components, including the glue, at a consistent temperature are more than just a little important.

 

[Guilliaume woodworks]

This goes to show,when we say "edging" there are many types,many thicknesses & materials for different applications.                  @ Brice ...It's possible the regular iron I used to use just didn't get hot enough,I know lots of people that do it your way. Maybe I'm not accurate in recommending a veneering iron, plus they cost a lot more.  Another thing I do is if I have a lot of edge banding I will take it to a shop with a edgebanding machine. It's done in a fraction of the time & cost is minimal.

 

[lumbajac]

Yep need to know how thick the banding is. I like to use wide hardwood edging added to the plywood an inch or more width to strengthen any shelving and panels. Looks better to me than the narrow iron on stuff too. For what I do, dominos or dowels are used. Have used the iron on a couple times and just used an iron I "borrowed" from the house! For stuff about a 1/4" thick, I used a few 23 gauge brads, glue and clamps or cauls. Brads to just hold it in place and just a few.

I like this idea of leaving wide to strengthen the shelving.

Ran across this video that shows a router bit set for edge banding that's pretty interesting, though a little extra work maybe... I just glue and pin nail the band on the little I've done, but might move towards this or dominos as PeterK.  With this router bit set though, you could trim the edge banding to as narrow as you like with TS55 after installation: http://www.mlcswoodworking.com/shopsite_sc/store/html/smarthtml/pages/bit_edgeband_ogee.html#edge_banding_anchor

 

[PeterK]

I considered using one of those router bit sets but just went with what I had. My edging is sized wider than the plywood and as Brice has shown a few times, I use my OF1010 with the edging attachments with a long  1 1/2" bit with an end bearing. Was very easy and fast to trim 1 1/4" wide trim that way and needed just a little sanding.

 

[polarsea1]

I use Bessey edge clamps then trim the same way PeterK has described. Works perfectly.

 

[Stone Message]

I have now found a couple of other photographs of the 1/4 inch solid oak edging on my oak veneered MDF top. I have also produced a video about this:



Peter

 

[jacko9]

I use glue and clamps for whatever the edge band thickness. 

 

[panelchat]

Peter that looks fantastic. I'm usually stuck using edgetape as I don't have a jointer/planer set up to make 1/8" or similar edge material for veneer panel construction. I have used the store bought lengths of 1/8" edging, but the application is never quite quick and easy. Any bends in the material must be wrestled with, and as you clamp it down the strips has some tendency to shift around under clamping pressure, upon the lubricity of the wet glue. I usually end up using blue tape, but this often leaves me with a hairline of glue between the panel and edge, and it gets tricky to clean the squeeze out with all that tape in the way.

It would be great if a company offered wood edge stock in various thicknesses/depths for cabinetry, that came with a tab or detail in the profile that fit an available router bit to be used on the panel edge. This would be fast, easy and solve some of the assembly issues. So that one could do as Peter is doing, but with storebought stock, not needing to mill any wood down. The number of smaller shops I've seen/worked in that lack the jointer/planer machines is surprisingly high, so I think there would be a niche market for this that would include much of the hobbyist market too.