Thanks for posting, George. Your thread is timely for me since I feel Alex Snodgrass answered the age-old question once and for all during his last visit: Do you spread glue on both surfaces, or just one?
Since Alex is sponsored by Titebond, I figure he has access to the experts there. According to him, they recommend glue on one surface only. The way I think about it, as long as the joint isn't starved and you clamp before the glue skins over, it shouldn't matter.
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