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She wanted another white jewelry box to match the one I had already made. I have got the making of the joint box sides and steaming of the curved top down. Making and fitting the draws takes more time. I scroll the front of the draws from the front of the box before I glue it together. I use lap joints to assemble them. She did her great painting of hydrangeas. On to the next project when it gets a little cooler in the shop.

I have that one in two sizes, and just like the Titebond bottles the glue in these gets hardened and clogged. I tossed them and went back to the Titebond bottles. I am going to buy a smaller container of Titebond and keep it to use as the dispenser. Others will probably love the ones you are looking at. They just did not work for me. I also purchased one, do not remember the name that was a greenish bulb shaped rubber thing with metal tips of different sizes. Same experience with it. Guess I do not use glue often enough.

The small container of mustard works for me

This is one of those woodworking questions that plagues most people. Alot depends on how much glue you use. being we are talking wood glues will sick with that (pun) . My thoughts are: Try to buy the smallest bottle that suits your needs. Better to buy multiple bottles than to buy a large gallon bottle and then it goes bad. Been there done that. Just like most conditions in a shop, cleanliness always wins out. A couple things can be done. Yes you can buy those cheap condiment type bottles if you use alot and then pour from your gallon into those but they too will clog and they usually are not very air tight. Now you can buy those so called rubber caps that stretch over the top to help seal the cap. That could help. I have those and they are a pain if you use glue alot. I usually forget them and then their purpose does not work. Probably the best way to keep glue bottles like Titebond has with the slit in the top, to keep from clogging is to always wipe the off after use. When done using the bottle. let the glue settle back into the bottle and then push the cap up and down a few times and wipe that extension piece off. If you buy multiple bottles and use one up take the cap off and clean it with acetone and keep it as a replacement and then change a new bottle often and soak the cap in warm water while the glue is still soft and rinse and repeat. It has been spoken on other forums that if you store the glue bottle upside down when done the air can not get into bottle and the glue does not harden. I never tried this. I basically take the entire cap off and clean it with acetone of just scraping and picking. To me there is no clear cut answer that is full proof. Again you mileage will vary depending how much you use. I find myself throwing more glue out then I use these days because I am not making many wood projects any more. Will say this though there is nothing like using fresh glue as opposed to glue that has started to turn bad. The joints are more secure. Good luck.

I just wanted to let everybody know about my experience with Ocooch hardwoods. I ordered six different woods from them. When they came I had one that I didn't know what it was. It had no color and figured it had to be cherry or bloodwood. I called and talked to them on the phone and we figured it was cherry. I told him it was ok and he said he would send me one with color and keep the other one. I got the new cherry today and there were two and they are beautiful. Long story short they have great customer service and I know where I will be buying my wood from.

I have used the Milescraft glue mate and I liked it a lot. I now have a glue bot, which is equally as good and a little less expensive if I am not mistaken.

I use Titebond III wood glue for affixing my panels together, making frames, etc. The Titebond bottles have a decent dispencing tip, but it gets clogged with hardened glue and becomes difficut to pop-up to open. Just wondering if anyone uses a better type glue dispenser. I'm looking at this one, but looking for any suggestions anyone might offer. Thanks

Just finished this. 11 x 14 x 1/8 Baltic Birch ply Pattern and cutting by me.

My kids got me the Sili brush kit found on amazon. It comes with 3 different size brushes and a little container to put the glue in. If I renenber correctly the cost is under $20.00. For me well worth it. I usually take off the lid and pour a little into the conainer. Just hard to control pouring a little glue for the bottle. It is made with sliicone and once dry the glue can be peeled off. The glue will stay fresh in the small container for a period of time, don't rememter how long. Since I do very little gluing, this method works best for me. Allows me to get into tight spots and really control with I put the glue. Since I do use very little glue a small bottle lasts me a long time. Usually, the glue goes bad before I use it up. I usually use TitebondII and Weld-Bond glues. Hope this helps you out. I like the idea of using an old mustard container. Jerry

Love this bottle. I use a lot of glue so I buy it by the gallon. I've tried other dispensers but this works best for me.

Great looking boxes!

Here on the west coast I like Cherokee wood products. Talk to Chris. He runs their online business and they specialize in scroll woods. Their shipping is as good as it gets.

Great team work. A terrific collection. Marg

Placed many orders for project ready wood but have not had good luck with the exotics. Canarywood, Cherry, Wenge and especially Padauk always come cupped right out of the stack. I tried the stickers, re-moistened with weight but no luck. They have sent replacements n/c on some but they aren't much better. Guess I'll just stick to my Baltic birch plywood since I don't make anything special anyway. Good Luck!

Very impressive, Marg. Very well done on a delicate project.

I hate to revive a dead thread but Google will direct to here if one googles "Ocooch Hardwood." I wanted to let people know that I have ordered from them twice in the last two months. Both times the wood impressed me and their customer service is still top notch, despite 11 years or so since the last post here.

I always buy my hardwood and plywood from them. They are great people and have never had any problems.

I got my order in today and the cherry was short by 2 feet (ordered 4’ and they shipped me 2’) so I gave them a call. They were very apologetic and said they would get some sent out right away. Very nice people to work with. Not to mention the wood I received looks fantastic!

It is so good that people pass on experiences like this to the rest of us. Thank you. I have purchased from them a couple of times too, but have not gotten anything I did not like. the shipping often eats up what seems like such a good deal but that is life. I am still searching for someone close to me where I can but some exotic wood without the shipping . maybe i will find that souce before too long.. Dick heppnerguy

Glad to hear you had a great experience. I am in need of ordering some hardwood for a project and now I know where I'm going to go for it. Thanks for sharing your experience. Barry

Now you got me going on this ,thanks !

It's always nice to know about those places you would recommend. Kind of like our own Angie's List....without Angie.

aspen ordered

i am so glad you posted I am in need of some aspen and if they sell it i will buy from them. I am lucky that with in 55 miles from home there are 2 big wood suppliers in houston that carry everything except aspen (use too),thanks for the info

I have bought from them several times and they are great to deal with. Don R