The Wood Glue and Salt trick

[@alanblott4559]

Surely for glueing a sitar would you use Himalayan salt? For a heavy metal guitar........ Rock Salt? Good taste stops me adding more.

[@TheBaconWizard]

GET OUT. JUST GO. :p

[@javanmonroe6064]

That’s fantastic xD thanks for the laugh

[@jeffreyeagen4896]

Don't know if I could do that without adding pepper as well.

[@jorgemontalvo6182]

Love that trick, thancks a lot for sharing !

[@JiggsysShed]

I have used this in a few glue ups where it was essential that it did not move. Worked a treat.

[@brendongreen4302]

I did this just yesterday for my bass neck after watching the nebula 2.0 video. It worked better than I thought. I will be keeping salt in my workshop from now on. 👍👍

[@normjacques6853]

I've been doing this for as long as I can remember (fifty years or more). Use just the tiniest sprinkle of salt (just barely enough for it to grip). Too much will cause voids in the joint as the salt dissolves, thereby weakening the joint.

[@jimbobjimbob8275]

Yes, that's what I was thinking. Surely it must leave tiny voids once it dissolves?

[@Henry-n7n8]

I too tried the salt when gluing yesterday, I could feel the grit biting into the wood, usu the wood moves when gluing, it didn't move around yesterday, I like this technique for which the wood didn't move.

[@gramursowanfaborden5820]

you should do some stress tests and whatnot to see if the claim that the salt doesn't affect the strength of the bond is true.

[@davidmcausland4088]

Not quite sure i would do it myself, I tend to think that it's contaminating the glue but each to their own i guess i'm glad it worked out for you.

[@scrawfordmusic]

"The Great Build" slip made me smile! Can't wait for GGBO 20201! I'm planning to participate in the unofficial competition this time around 😊

[@SirGingerOfKnight]

Used this to build a table - it works at all scales!

[@mrwaffles1394]

Seasoned wood?

[@Coylee91]

I only have Andean salt from Peru, will that work?

[@user-bo8yt4uc8b]

Why people don’t use pegs in guitar building as in other woodworking? Even small parts could be fixed in place with pegs made out of barbecue skewers or cocktail sticks.

[@mattomon1045]

some reports i have herd that too much salt can weaken the joint?

[@rustbeltgypsy3713]

First off thank you for all your videos packed with Wizard like knowledge....I have and ISSue if you please....my Guitar Neck has "Reverse Fall Away" just started happening...it's an Epi Dr500 Mce...how can I fix this issue? I looked and researched a ton , but I don't think I am using correct terminology for my issue....(Or the issue may be that before 12th fret it has become lower for reasons unknown...I have relief, but it drops out around 12th and maybe the issue could be further up the neck...? Thanks..(I could draw a line and explain ------------_-------- (it does have relief 12th Down in pitch, but has a dip possible...or all the glue at neck joint swelled and created this...any help is greatly appreciated...Thanks Again.

[@fociidannick]

Salt or sugar is also amazing for washing your hands mixed with soap. Great for removing oil or what ever

[@williamkennedy4264]

Makes sense Ben the salt will dissolve it’s great tip, thank you 😀

[@Ludifant]

OMG, when/if I go bald, I am going to do that :) Looks awesome man. Came here for a trick, went home with a scalp style.

[@BigDaddyG65]

This is a old video so probably no one will see this. Should you do a test on two joints and then test the strength of the joint after to see i it weakens the joint? I have heard some say that its bad because salt is corrosive, but not sure salt is corrosive to wood, just metal.?

[@stuartbarker9373]

Sugar is plant resin, so would surely be a more harmonious material than salt for this purpose. Perhaps best of all would be crystals of maple syrup, which can be bought in many 'health food' shops. The size of individual crystals is probably quite an important factor in determining relative utility.

[@gramursowanfaborden5820]

solidified tree sap of any kind would be ideal, although i'm thinking hardwood sawdust.

[@mykhough6614]

.Does the coarseness of the salt, eg table salt vs rock salt, make any difference to the amount of grip?

[@davedavem]

I reckon it would, but you probably want it fine so you get a closer join

[@quoguitars9555]

Salt can, by it's chemical nature, change the properties of the glue making it weaker, which is why I use modellers fine sand for the joints that creep. It is reasonably cheap, and I have never had a problem with any joints over the years mate. Some thixatropic resins aren't affected by salt, however I never saw the point in taking the chance when the sand works just as well mate. Quo@QuoGuitars

[@GunganWorks]

For that reason, I wonder if adding iron filings in the glue joint would be more effective. They won’t dissolve, but they will still grip nicely.

[@quoguitars9555]

@@GunganWorks I can't see why that wouldn't work just as well mate, although I would have to experiment with it to see if the resin affects the iron by way of oxidation, however, if it didn't it should work nicely buddy

[@kazzTrismus]

@@GunganWorks iron filings seem to really like to rust around glue ( i worked in a railing shop) but aluminum is available...and by grit size for consistency

[@mikesonthemove]

Could also put a few grains of sand

[@scguitars]

Saw Chris from Highline Guitars cover this a while back in one of this videos but with different American glue. Good to see you put in your grain of salt (sorry not sorry 😅) on the matter Ben with Alcolin ~S

[@garrisonstanleigh6146]

😁😁😁😁😁😁 fantastic tip .👍👍👍

[@lesd2633]

Using salt for years to hold glue surfaces together while I screw or nail. Works great. Don’t need much salt.

[@DailyGuitarDraw]

This is a very useful trick that I wish I'd known years ago!

[@keithfuscaldo6404]

Beware of this. According to Jeff Loflin, glue specialist at Franklin International (maker of Titebond wood glues), salt (and sugar, too, by the way) can react with wood glue and alter its composition, resulting in a weakened joint.

[@RavenVargas27]

Thank you I was wondering about the effects of it because I use "Titebond"

[@MattCaffell]

As you were turning it round,Up I was so expecting you to bang your head with a clamp stem Think Buster Keaton, or Laurel and Hardy. 😂😂😂

[@ldfox11]

Nice, cooking with guitar builds

[@vanshankguitars]

Does "salt to taste" apply here?

[@Snivic-music]

i was so bummed out when i saw you do this in the Nebula video..... i needed to kmow that litterally 2 days earlier :P

[@michaelfrancis1]

How does salt affect strength? And slippage? Less glue and set peices after glue is tacky? Seems like an unnecessary step, should I simply try it? Lol

[@davedavem]

I never add glue without seasoning. And remember, taste as you cook!

[@austerymn]

Awesome! I’m sure someone will complain it alters the instruments tone 🤣

[@martinclayton7260]

Are you going to start selling table salt now?

[@user-bo8yt4uc8b]

I’m sure someone thinks that the salt ruins to sound or something

[@vanshankguitars]

You'd need "tone" salt for that...

[@gramursowanfaborden5820]

@@vanshankguitars Himalayan tonesalt is one of the best, however i'm personally obligated to recommend Cornish sea salt, as it has a less defined resonance curve.

[@greatreset3]

Playing that will now raise your blood pressure! 🎶🎸🤣

[@camerontgore]

For some reason I thought you were going to use sand but then I realized that it's course, rough and irritating. And it gets everywhere... Salt is probably better.