JimGo
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I made a Havana pen for a family member as my first official sale a few weeks ago, and mailed it up to him. He liked it a lot, thankfully, so much so that he decided to keep it for himself rather than give it as a gift (as he had intended). I forgot to cut a tenon for the CB, so I wound up simply gluing the CB to the wood with thin CA applied using a cotton swab. I managed to keep the glue off the front surface of the metal component and the wood, but not without great pains. Unfortunately, he E-mailed me the other day to say that the CB fell off, and I've asked him to send it back to me so I can repair it. I'm debating whether to disassemble the pen, turn the tenon, re-finish the upper barrel, and then put the CB in place, or to try simply re-gluing the CB without the tenon. In either case, I'm still going to have to deal with getting glue on/near the CB, and I'm not sure I'm going to be able to keep the glue off the pen and CB this time without leaving a visible mark. Does anyone have suggestions on how best to keep the glue from adhering to the top surfaces of the pen and CB, while at the same time allowing the glue to properly join the components? I am leaning toward trying either masking tape or Butcher's wax on both top surfaces, but would love some critiques of the proposed technique, as well as any other suggestions.
Thanks in advance for any advice!
Thanks in advance for any advice!