9 Tips for Edge Gluing Boards Perfectly

Buy Good Boards

Gluing boards together to make wider panels is a handy woodworking skill thats easy to learn. Woodworkers with well-equipped shops often buy rough lumber and then rip, plane and joint the lumber to get straight edges for tight-fitting joints. However, you can get the same results by carefully choosing boards from a home center or lumberyard.

Look for boards with similar color and grain patterns. Then, sight down the edge of each board to be sure its straight. Finally, make sure the boards are flat and not twisted.