I’ll relay a tip someone passed on to me, sorry I don’t remember who did, but it works wonders. Cut a sponge the exact size of your plate so no water will drip around.

I’m with Ian. I do a lot of bridge reglues and don’t even bother to consider injecting glue. There’s always a reason why the bridge is lifting and it has to be addressed. More than anything else, I see too little wood-to-wood contact, either an ill-fitted bridge or too much finish remaining under the bridge.

But then, I’m not working on vintage…

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