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Cane Glue Brush: the Bark Stripped from One End and the Fibres Hammered Loose (Adamson, Amateur Work, 1887)
The fret-cutter's glue brush recommended by D. B. Adamson in Amateur Work (1887): a piece of cane with the hard outer skin cut away at one end and the end hammered until the fibres loosen into a stiff brush, "better than any other" for rubbing glue into wood.
Beginner
A few minutes
Instructions
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1
Read Adamson
Read Adamson
"Nothing is better than a piece of cane beaten out at one end."
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2
Strip the end
Strip the end
Take a piece of cane (ours: about 15-20 cm) and cut off the hard outer covering for a short distance at one end (ours: about 2 cm).
Materials for this step:
Rattan1 pieceTools needed:
Utility Knife3
3
Beat out the fibres
Beat out the fibres
Lay the stripped end on a hard surface and hammer it until the fibres loosen into a brush.
Tools needed:
Hammer4
4
Use it
Use it
Warm the glue by standing its can or bottle in a basin of hot water, then rub the glue well into the wood with the brush.
Materials for this step:
Water1 pieceTools needed:
Bucket
Glue5
5
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
Cane brush troubleshooting.
Flow
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History and honest limits
History and honest limits
From D. B. Adamson, "Fretsaw Work and Marquetry Cutting" III, **Amateur Work, Illustrated**, vol. VII (1887), p. 230 (checked on the archive.org scan amateurworkillus71887lond). He gives no lengths: those and the knife are ours.
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