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<p>Hi</p>
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<p>You can actually bring small gaps between ribs together. First brush a
little cold water on the area of the joint that's open; this will swell the wood
a little, and actually open the joint a bit more (don't use too much water--you
might even just use your fingertip to put spread it on). Then, brush on some
hot hide glue on and in the joint. Then, press the area with a hot iron,
directly on the joint, on the glue that you've spread--the tip of a clothes iron
will work, or you might have a small craft iron that you use for the purpose.Â
This pressing and direct heat will do many things at once--dry the moisture
you've spread on, bring the edges of the ribs together to close the joint, and
scorch the hide glue to seal the joint tight. Don't press too hard with the
iron--you don't want to create a big flat spot on your rib joint. Just use
gentle pressure to bring the sides of the crack together.</p>
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<p>I would clean up the excess glue after it's dry with a file and scraper--I
wouldn't use water to clean it up (I would never use water to clean up glue on a
lute back).</p>
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<p>Good luck!</p>
<p>Â </p>
<p>Travis <br><br>On Sun, 24 Jan 2016 08:59:19 -0700, pathfinder
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Northwest US.<br><br><br><br> I have one small joint area with a slight gap, and
was wondering what would<br> be the best way to fill this gap since the
myrtlewood is very light in<br> color.<br><br><br><br>
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class=MsoNormal>I am building two Baroque lutes from David Van
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US.<o:p></o:p></p><p
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class=MsoNormal>I have one small joint area with a slight gap, and was
wondering what would be the best way to fill this gap since the myrtlewood is
very light in color.<o:p></o:p></p><p
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