The glue lines from jumping out.
Best glue for bent laminations.
Gary herber langley none.
I am interested in making bent laminations for furniture.
Quite a while back i did a series of glue tests on bent laminations.
I haven t tried unibond but i imagine it would be.
Because bent laminations are under constant stress they require glue that sets hard.
The term laminating can apply to three different procedures.
What type of glue should i use.
Best glue for bent laminations.
Types of glue for laminating.
By michael fortune 191 may june 2007 issue.
Of these four glues urea resin and resorcinol achieve the most rigid glue line when cured.
Then put against the original form.
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.
Each lamination has a scarf joint.
I am a banjo builder and make 11 diameter circular three ply steam bent laminations that are 5 8 thick total.
There isn t one adhesive ideal for every application.
Yellow glue sets soft and fast.
Standard wood glue is not the best choice for bent laminations.
10 layers 1 8 at about 5 radius after the glue had cured for 24 hours on the form the parts were laid aside for at least a week.
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.