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Getting Ready for Glue  After the mortises have been made, and all of the profiles are sanded the next step is to make another inspection of the parts.  Gather all of the parts on the assembly table and put them in the places they go with the proper face up.  This is where those green dots are used again.  Also get the cauls for the side of the assembly, two small pads for the long clamp, and about two pints of glue.  Place the clamps you will use at the rail locations under the table ready for application. Practice makes perfect Make trial assemblies until you are confident that you can get all of the pieces together in a very short time. Allow yourself about 10 minutes to get all of the parts in place and the clamps on.  During the final assembly is no time to find out that the parts don't fit!

Double Check Everything! Take a break, get away for a few minutes and then come back and look again. When you are ready, begin the gluing process with the mullions and the rails first. Lightly tighten the long clamp to bring the door to length.  Insert the panels and adjust them as necessary.  Glue the stiles to the rails.  Then place the cauls along side of the door and tighten all clamps. Check the closure of the joint between the stiles and rails.  Apply more pressure or move the clamps to close these joints tight.  Let the glue cure overnight before removing the clamps.

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