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DEPARTMENT BULLETIN No. 1500 
Washington, D. C. 
June, 1929 
THE GLUING OF WOOD 
By 
T. R. TRUAX, Senior Wood Technologist 
Forest Products Laboratory 
Branch of Research, Forest Service 
CONTENTS 
Page 
Introduction 1 
Glues Used in Woodworking 2 
Glue Tests 9 
Preparation of Glues for Use 10 
Preparation of Wood for Gluing 14 
The Gluing Operation 23 
Drying and Conditioning Glued Joints 29 
Control of Gluing Conditions 32 
Gluing Characteristics of Different Woods 42 
Principles of Glued- Wood Construction 52 
Correcting Gluing Defects ..60 
Appendix 62 
Literature Cited . . . * 75 
UNITED STATES 
GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 
WASHINGTON : 1929 
