edward Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Just wondering if anyone feels guilty if you sell an item that is glued back in place and not noticeable . I did one years ago and still have it, really didn't want to sell it. edward lawson56 and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackman Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Why feel guilty about that? When things are hand made you don’t get perfect things. I have reguled things were you can’t tell. See no problem. Lucky2, SCROLLSAW703, 3Dface and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Not at all I have done it before. The glue joint is stronger than the rest of the project. If you do it neatly who is going to know except you. Jim Finn, SCROLLSAW703, Lucky2 and 2 others 3 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgman Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 No, I don't feel guilty! Things happen. If I can glue it back together without it showing, I have no problem with that. Lucky2, OCtoolguy, Jim Finn and 1 other 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fab4 Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Hi Edward: If it's not noticeable why worry about it There is only one person who knows about the glue back Personally, I would charge more for the extra glue...lol Sell it, I say Fab4 Lucky2, OCtoolguy, Jim Finn and 3 others 2 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmmcrafts Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Not at all... The glue joint if done properly is stronger than the actual wood.. which is why many use plywood for thin and fragile items.. Many things we buy for our homes have been glued.. tables, desk, cutting boards etc etc etc... so a small piece breaks.. glue it.. Now... with that said.. I won't sell a piece that the glue joint is obvious... most everything I've had break.. once glued. I could never find where it was... Ie if one piece out of a stacked cut broke and I glue it up and once they are all sanded / finished etc.. even though I know where the piece was broken. many times I cannot tell which one was the broken one.. and if i cannot find it among the others. then I guess I have no reason to worry about it .. OCtoolguy and Lucky2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lawson56 Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 I have done it many times,I don't feel Guilty at all. If it's to noticeable then I don't sell it. OCtoolguy, Jim Finn and Lucky2 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lew Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 Agree with the rest.....as long as the repair is not noticeable. If the proper glue is used it will prob never come apart!! OCtoolguy and Lucky2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrsN Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 If it is a well hidden glued spot I don't feel bad at all. Lucky2 and OCtoolguy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 I have never sold anything that I've broken and repaired. I believe that privilege belongs to a customer, but that's just me. I might repair an item and give it away, but more often it just becomes designer firewood. OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orangeman Posted March 28, 2018 Report Share Posted March 28, 2018 20 hours ago, JTTHECLOCKMAN said: Not at all I have done it before. The glue joint is stronger than the rest of the project. If you do it neatly who is going to know except you. I agree! bb OCtoolguy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky2 Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 If it is an unnoticable repair, then I will sell it. But it has to be a repair, that looks like it should be there. Len Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wombatie Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 I will not sell a glued item. I either hang it on the wall in the garage or bin it. I'm just weird like that. Marg stoney 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 7 minutes ago, wombatie said: I will not sell a glued item. I either hang it on the wall in the garage or bin it. I'm just weird like that. Marg Maybe a little OCD They sell glue for a reason, to put things together and todays glues are far supior to years ago wombatie 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stoney Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 (edited) Just wondering if you can imagine a scenario like this? Seller: " Yes a heck of a lot of work went into this piece but I broke the dam thing! You don't have to worry though I used some super duper glue and hell it's stronger now than before I broke it." Customer: "You've got to be kidding!!!" Just couldn't help myself. LOL Edited March 29, 2018 by stoney Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerJay Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 If I've broken a piece and glued it in a way that is not noticeable then the story is over - breakage is not common but neither is it unexpected when it occurs - but if the piece shatters and is not able to be repaired in a way that protects the integrity of the finished piece then it is a "second" - most often a give-away that is identified as a "second" - seems to work fine. Where I have a bigger problem is where my own cutting is not up to the standard that I have set for myself - I have one larger piece that just didn't turn out as I expected - lots of hours and lots of cutting - custom frame on it - fully finished - no mistakes at all - but the end product just didn't turn out to my satisfaction - I feel it is not a good sampling of my work and I really don't want it out there even as a second - so it has sat in my basement I think for about 3 years now maybe even 4 ..... designer firewood some day - but haven't been able to bring myself to toss it in the flames yet ..... wife thinks I'm nuts ...... Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTTHECLOCKMAN Posted March 29, 2018 Report Share Posted March 29, 2018 1 hour ago, RangerJay said: If I've broken a piece and glued it in a way that is not noticeable then the story is over - breakage is not common but neither is it unexpected when it occurs - but if the piece shatters and is not able to be repaired in a way that protects the integrity of the finished piece then it is a "second" - most often a give-away that is identified as a "second" - seems to work fine. Where I have a bigger problem is where my own cutting is not up to the standard that I have set for myself - I have one larger piece that just didn't turn out as I expected - lots of hours and lots of cutting - custom frame on it - fully finished - no mistakes at all - but the end product just didn't turn out to my satisfaction - I feel it is not a good sampling of my work and I really don't want it out there even as a second - so it has sat in my basement I think for about 3 years now maybe even 4 ..... designer firewood some day - but haven't been able to bring myself to toss it in the flames yet ..... wife thinks I'm nuts ...... Jay Now the second part of this thread is one I can relate to. I have a piece right now and is probably 10 years old that took plenty of time to cut and I used red oak plywood because the piece is large. I combined some figured maple for some of the overlays. I stained the background a darker stain thinking the maple would pop. Then I cut stained glass for the boarders. Made a rosewood frame. Bought stained glass for the background to show through the frets. Put it together and it just did not look right. Can not put my finger on it so I took them apart and now all the pieces sit there somewhere in the shop collecting dust. Just one of those pieces but there is a ton of time in this and I actually made two of them. My most disappointing piece. This was a Dirk Boelman pattern. I have many of his patterns that I was to do and ones I have done. Here was the pattern I talked about. http://theartfactory.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/121.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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