By michael fortune 191 may june 2007 issue.
Best glue for bent laminations.
The first is the one woodworkers use to glue together planks of wood to form a wide surface for a.
Because bent laminations are under constant stress they require glue that sets hard.
Yellow glue sets soft and fast.
Gary herber langley none.
The term laminating can apply to three different procedures.
Each lamination has a scarf joint.
Standard wood glue is not the best choice for bent laminations.
Types of glue for laminating.
I haven t tried unibond but i imagine it would be.
Quite a while back i did a series of glue tests on bent laminations.
Best glue for bent laminations.
Then put against the original form.
I have found the best adhesive for this to be the urea kind and i use ultra cat which can be lightened to maple color with an additive.
What type of glue should i use.
There isn t one adhesive ideal for every application.
Of these four glues urea resin and resorcinol achieve the most rigid glue line when cured.
The wood used was hard maple one of the more difficult from both the glue adhesion and bending stiffness.
Epoxy urea resin resorcinol and polyurethane are all good choices for bent laminations.
I am interested in making bent laminations for furniture.
It is also prone to glue creep a phenomenon in which the cured glue creeps out of the laminations over time resulting in unsightly raised glue lines.
The glue lines from jumping out.