I have a seam separation knife that I've put into the separation to open it up a bit more. The plan is to then get glue into the seam, and clamp it down.
As I open the seam, the very ends of the separation also begin to open. I suppose this is not a bad thing - I can get glue in there too. The knife is sharp on one edge and has a taper. Great for this sort of repair.
My plan is to use this palette knife (aka spat-TOO-luh) to put glue into the seam.
Yikes. This is going to be a mess. I didn't say the plan was going to be a success.
Actually it's not too bad. I knew there would be some extra glue, but the spat-TOO-luh method worked pretty well. I was able to get glue on the top edge of the side and the mating edge of the top. There will be some glue that squeezes out inside the body - but I won't be able to get to it. At least no one will see it.
Then I clamp up the split. The Titebond glue I used is water soluble, so it's easy to clean up the glue that squeezes out with a damp cloth.
I used some Lexan cauls on either side of the body. They may not have been necessary, but I used 'em anyway. Then I used three mini-cam clamps to clamp it together. I actually shifted the caul and clamp on the seam side (nearest the camera) a bit more to the edge after this picture was taken. There's pressure right on the seam now.
Now I wait for the glue to dry.
There are two other top-to-side splits and two cracks yet to repair.
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