Wooden laminations

[SkyDaddy]

About five years ago I cut and planed Douglas Fir planks for the
landing gear of my Fly Baby, but we moved before I got them glued up.
I'm finally getting back into the swing of things. Should I re-plane
them to get a fresh-cut surface before I glue them?

[Morgans[_2_]]

"SkyDaddy" > wrote in message
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> About five years ago I cut and planed Douglas Fir planks for the
> landing gear of my Fly Baby, but we moved before I got them glued up.
> I'm finally getting back into the swing of things. Should I re-plane
> them to get a fresh-cut surface before I glue them?

Use a cabinet scraper; they are a flexible sheet of metal, to renew the
surface. It will not take much off the thickness, that way.

Whatever you do, don't sand them. That greatly reduces the ability of glues
to penetrate the grains to make a strong bond.
--
Jim in NC