Klarinet Archive - Posting 000075.txt from 1994/08

From: Joshua Proschan <0004839378@-----.COM>
Subj: super glue
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 1994 23:43:00 -0400

Super glue is popular among woodworkers for its ability
to work its way into cracks; however, the piece will then
be clamped to ensure a bond. A crack in a clarinet joint
cannot be clamped. The best way to proceed is to wait
until the crack has closed to the point of invisibility,
and then use the thinnest super glue.

If the crack is open enough that the thicker super glues
don't work, and wood dust must be added, you are not
gluing anything. You are simply filling the gap with a
fancy version of Plastic Wood. As someone pointed out,
this will not hold the crack together, and may cause it
to spread.

If super glue can be used, it has the theoretical advantage
over pinning that it allows the wood to move. I have read
that pinning one crack on a joint can cause other cracks
to appear elsewhere.

Joshua Proschan jproschan@-----.com