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Title: Board bow glue choices
Post by: littlebenes on February 12, 2016, 04:37:00 PM

What is everyone's choice of glue for board bows for glueing backing and risers on

Title: Re: Board bow glue choices
Post by: Bowjunkie on February 12, 2016, 05:13:00 PM

Smooth On EA-40 epoxy, with moderately roughened gluing surfaces.

Title: Re: Board bow glue choices
Post by: PEARL DRUMS on February 12, 2016, 08:21:00 PM

Uni Bond 800 is good stuff as well.

Title: Re: Board bow glue choices
Post by: Jomohr84 on February 12, 2016, 09:02:00 PM

Titebond 3 is good too and easy to find, gotta make sure pieces fit tight though, it's not very good at filling gaps

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Post by: takefive on February 12, 2016, 09:34:00 PM

Unibond or Smooth On.  I like 'em both.

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Post by: Roy from Pa on February 13, 2016, 05:46:00 AM

X'2.

Title: Re: Board bow glue choices
Post by: Pat B on February 13, 2016, 10:59:00 AM

I've used Urac and all the TiteBond glues and never had a glue failure. I've made hickory and boo backed osage, yew, locust, red oak, hickory and others and have glued on risers and tip overlays.

Title: Re: Board bow glue choices
Post by: littlebenes on February 13, 2016, 11:16:00 AM

I have used tight bond 3 with good results on the few bows that I have built I know smooth on and and unibond are probably a step up but was curious on everyone's opinion

Title: Re: Board bow glue choices
Post by: Bowjunkie on February 13, 2016, 11:34:00 AM

The reason I prefer Smooth On is that it's a more versatile glue, in my opinion. I use it for gluing up glass/wood laminated bows, overlays, building up risers with wood, or wood/glass combos, Z-splicing wooden billets, bows backed with bamboo and hardwood, horn/wood composites etc. It will do what Unibond will do, what Titebond will do, what Resorcinal will do... and a lot more.

Additionally, heat corrections can be made to the bow following glue up, for alignment purposes and such, without ill effects.

I have other glues here of course and rely on them for certain applications, but use Smooth On 9 times out of 10.

Title: Re: Board bow glue choices
Post by: Jomohr84 on February 13, 2016, 12:10:00 PM

Has anyone tried dap weldwood plastic resin glue? It is a ureaformaldehyde glue, I ordered some, was inexpensive, hoping it performs similar to unibond.

Title: Re: Board bow glue choices
Post by: Wolftrail on February 13, 2016, 01:33:00 PM

I use TB3 rough up the pieces with 50 grit get surfaces good and clean.  Cant find Smooth On in my parts.  And have yet to find  Urac.  WellBond seems like a good product but I dont think its water proof.

Title: Re: Board bow glue choices
Post by: Roy from Pa on February 13, 2016, 03:27:00 PM

1/2 gallon of unibond800 for 25 bucks..


 https://www.vacupress.com/product/unibond-800-12-
gallon-liquid-resin/

Title: Re: Board bow glue choices
Post by: Wolftrail on February 13, 2016, 06:28:00 PM

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Originally posted by Roy from Pa:
1/2 gallon of unibond800 for 25 bucks..


   https://www.vacupress.com/product/unibond-800-12-  
gallon-liquid-resin/

Whooa cheap but that is USA prices,  our dollar up here is worthless and most products are from the States.
Last year a spool of B-50 here was $10.00 now its $14.95.  A spool of serving is $30.00.
A small bottle of TB3 is $10.00