Wood Craft Blocks

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Step 1

Wipe any excess glue on the wood before it dries quickly with a damp cloth. You can use a plastic straw, if you try to remove the excess glue in the corner of a joint. To do this, drag the straw and glue along the joint to pick it up.
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Step 2

Scrape the glue has dried wood with a paint scraper, or use 1/2- or 3/4-inch chisel to remove wood glue dry corners such as along the moldings. You can also use sandpaper to low grain glue removal on flat surfaces of wood or sandpaper sponges on curved surfaces.
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Step 3

Rub mineral spirits on the wood after having defiled it to help you detect spots of glue that you missed.
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Step 4

Run hot water sparingly stains difficult to sand, so the removal of wood adhesives soluble in water such that the adhesive skin glue removal.
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Step 5

Use the sandpaper to remove small grain glue, and the portions you restain sanded.

If the blocks are solid wood (no plywood, laminated, glued chip, etc.) put them in a microwave and heat for 30 seconds to take a dry towel and force them apart. If anything, return to microwave and do another 30 seconds. Repeat until the glue releases or you feel the smell of hot wood. Place the blocks on a hot plate or heat resistant surface. It worked for me with Gorilla Glue and should work with wood glue white or yellow. Use the first response for methods of removing the glue from the blocks.