Around the World
Gottlieb, 1959I’m working on my 59 Around the World pin. After stripping the paint off the cabinet I’ve started to make repairs. The cabinet is made from solid wood boards that are glued together instead of plywood. One side of the cabinet has two boards that are no longer glued together and one is bowed away from it’s neighbor. I need to fix this before I start painting. Any ideas on a fix?
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I wasn’t able to get any glue into the joint between the boards. Instead I glued and screwed a 1X3 oak board to the inside. I used 12 inch clamps to squeeze it together while the glue dried. I would have preferred not using the splice board but it is what it is. The outside is smooth and looks great.
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Quoted from popperette:What kind of stripper did you use? They banned Methylene Chloride from stripper. Now stripper is weak and doesn't do much.
I find that is true with all my recent strippers as well. 
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