Three Stage Glue up Gone Wrong!

Gluing up a Cabinet can be very simple and easy... if done correctly. The cabinet has 4 points of contact which must be glued up. Glue the first two joints separately allowing enough time in between for the glue to set up. Once those two have set up, glue the third and fourth joint together, put it in the clamps and done. Guess what I did?

I arrived back at school after lunch; ready for my third glue up. I only put glue on the 3rd joint. By the time I realized I wouldn't be able to pull the cabinet apart to glue my forth joint, it was too late. We all had a good laugh over it.



Luckily I am able to open the unglued joint and not wreck the other three joints. I will have to do a little "surgery" to the cabinet. I should be able to correct my mistake without damaging the appearance of the piece. Lucky me.