We’re rebuilding the front porch on our Victorian, and part of it involves cleaning and repainting the porch rails, which are roughly 2 x 4, in redwood, with molded details and “chair-splat” type balusters (right word?). My wife, who has been doing most of the cleaning/painting, pointed out to me today that the lower rail on one assembly has a long (about one foot so far) splinter at one end, about 1/2″ thick, splitting off. It’s an old split, so the wood’s weathered dark.
Two choices: finish splitting it off and glue on a dutchman, or glue it back together. I can handle the first, though it will be more work. Anyone have experience with an adhesive that’s successful for the second approach?
Bill Houghton, running as fast as I can to get further behind every day.
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I have had good luck with Titebond weatherproof glue since you will be painting and sealing it against water.
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The Titebnond II would be the choioce for a new split with clamps to hold while it sets. But since this is old with weathering and dust etc. I hesitate. Gorilla Glue is a gap filling urethyene glue that woiuld be better IMO. PLPremium would do it too, but not handle the painting without telegraphing thru.
I can't see it to make this judgement call, but I might want to cut the sliver off with a sharp knife and use Minwax wood filler - epoxy type mix - to rebuilt the croner and sand it to match the milling and repaint.