Nails, screws, and other fasteners all have their place in the woodshop, but nothing holds pieces together quite so seamlessly as glue. Not only is wood glue cheap and easy to work with, but when ...

A new type of 3D-printed adhesive could change how we join materials together. So far, scientists have developed two new methods that can create extremely strong bonds at the pore level, eliminating ...

Increasing the surface area of the joint enhances its strength. You can do this by adding biscuits, dominoes or splines ...

Using 3D printing technology and ultrasonic joining techniques, researchers at TU Graz in Austria have attained an extremely strong joining of a renewable raw material wood with metal and polymer ...

Edge and face gluing solid lumber puts even the strongest adhesive to the test – and makes it all the more imperative for furniture manufacturers and cabinetmakers to properly prepare the joints to be ...