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What is the best glue & technique for repairing a crack in a wood kitchen cabinet door?

I have a wood (maple) kitchen cabinet door that has developed a crack that is about to split the door lengthwise if I don't do something soon. I want to glue it but I want to use the best glue for that so the door stays together and doesn't make it look messy. If I am unable to repair this crack I am afraid I will have to replace all my kitchen doors (about 20) to make sure they match. I don't want to do that since we are going to move in a year or two.

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1. I have used Carpenter Glue and it worked on mine.
2. Elmer's glue.use small bead of glue on both sides. Hold tight and right over night..Replace on cabinet, adjust hinge
3. I've found carpenters glue does work well...however that gorilla stuff is stronger...you can also glue on a thin piece of sheet metal on the back side...do it to both doors and paint them . Once youve got it glued or gusseted-try some fine sawdust of the cupboards color and some spray adhesive and keep alternating sticky-sawdust-sticky-sawdust and eventually it will be undetectable. (hint:to get sawdust of that color-all you need is some fine grit sandpaper)sand-spray-sand-spray-etc.
4. 1. Remove the door. 2. You will need a few bar clamps that can open wider than the door. 3. Titebond glue or gorilla glue. 4. Clamp door so crack is not or hardly visible. This may take some trial and error. Remember how you had the clamps location tightness etc. 5. Run a line of glue down the crack, with a shop vacuum,put the hose on the underside of the crack. This will suck the glue into the crack. 6.Put clamps back as they were, wipe excess glue off door and allow glue to dry. Follow glue makers instructions. GOOD LUCK!!!!
5. Any of the wood glues will work fine. Buy yourself a couple of clamps big enough to span the door but the cheapest ones you can find unless you plan to do a lot of this work. Take some masking tape and put strips on both sides of the crack as close to the edge as possible. If you can, gently flex the door to open the crack and fill with glue. Gently clamp the door, you don't want to squeeze out the glue. With a damp cloth, not wet, wipe off the excess glue and allow to dry.
6. 2 points; glue must get into the crack to be useful. Simply spreading it on the outside won't do it. Very best repair would be to rout out what is called a 'dutchman' on the back side of the door. This is essentially a recess that would allow a thin wood patch to be let in on the backside. The grain should run opposite the grain of the split. Second best and not as attractive would be to glue a piece of 1/4 plywood on the back of the door that would span both sides of the split. One more important thing DON"T USE GORILLA GLUE FOR THIS REPAIR!! It is fine glue, but it is polyurethane based and expands as it dries. It will actually force the wood apart. It also dries brown, not transparent.