Bent Wood Laminating Glue

Learn how to make wood magically bend to your will.

Bent wood laminating glue.

So the first order of business is to build the form followed by cutting the wood into lamination strips. Use plastic resin glue or epoxy. There isn t one adhesive ideal for every application. Bending wood part ii bent lamination.

Yellow glue sets soft and fast. Of these four glues urea resin and resorcinol achieve the most rigid glue line when cured. Gary herber langley none. Epoxy urea resin resorcinol and polyurethane are all good choices for bent laminations.

Laminating wood when making small curves it is best to laminate several many layers using thin strips of wood called veneers no steaming is required for small bends. Standard wood glue is not the best choice for bent laminations. There are many ways to construct a form and apply pressure. Actually there s no magic required.

When laminating curved wood woodworkers need an adhesive that won t stretch or pull away at the edges. I am interested in making bent laminations for furniture. Part 1 of a bent lamination glue up. These sheets come in 4 x 8.

Max thickness of laminates veneers is 3mm. The laminate parts need glue between each layer and to be clamped to the form before the glue dries. Bending wood part ii bent lamination. What you need to use for bent wood lamination is 1 8 bending poplar plywood that comes in either long or short grain.

Such a glue is urea formaldehyde also known as plastic resin. Don t use yellow glue titebond for bent lamination. Yellow glue is slightly flexible and will creep over time leading to spring back. With glue between each lamination a press is used to bend the bundle of laminations around a form.

All the real time pitfalls and stressfulness. I have found that a mix of 1 part water to 4 parts glue spreads quick. 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. If you are using yellow glue this does not leave a lot of time.

While resorcinol has a. Because bent laminations are under constant stress they require glue that sets hard. What type of glue should i use. With domestic wood laminations the simplest and least visible glue is pva polyvinyl acetate yellow glue.