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Dante_F
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best laminate material
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March 19, 2019, 11:58:07 am »
So Im looking at some awesome ipe and bamboo bows and I read some stuff about ipe being hard to glue, so a what do you guys recommend as a belly lam that's easy to glue (i don"t trust my gluing skills). maybe something like massandruba? what do you recommend?
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Bayou Ben
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March 19, 2019, 12:05:57 pm »
Ipe.
It's not hard to glue. TB3, Urac, Smooth on, etc, etc all work on it.
I've seen an article or 2 about it being hard to glue too. I wonder if they ever even tried gluing it???
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DC
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March 19, 2019, 12:06:32 pm »
I recommend you improve your gluing skills
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PatM
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March 19, 2019, 12:07:40 pm »
It isn't really hard to glue at all. Many of the reports of it being difficult to glue are from people using it in a pure outdoor environment.
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Dante_F
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March 19, 2019, 12:13:39 pm »
ok so i may give it a try, howver maybe i could practice on easy to glue stuff so what is good in compression easy to glue and an be found in the pnw (lumber stores do count)
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DC
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March 19, 2019, 12:19:42 pm »
Yew?
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Dante_F
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March 19, 2019, 12:23:08 pm »
im trying to steer clear of yew as its VERY rare in my area and the only one in my area is maybe 1.5 to 2 inches wide and its low elevation.
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Dante_F
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March 19, 2019, 12:32:07 pm »
i've been told not to use doug fir but i want to try it as its so plentiful and conifers are supposed to be good in compression. also tim baker says on his list that it can be used
https://sites.google.com/site/onemississipp/bowwoods
and the stats on the wood database are about the same if not better than ERC
https://www.wood-database.com/aromatic-red-cedar/
and
https://www.wood-database.com/douglas-fir/
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Dante_F
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March 19, 2019, 12:34:35 pm »
wait am i not supposed to post links to other sites sorry im not to familiar with this. Your allowed to post links as long as they're not advertising businesses i think
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ccase39
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March 19, 2019, 12:36:30 pm »
It is easy to glue. I’ve made several. You can wipe with acetone to help get rid of surface oil if you want but I don’t even do that.
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