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Offline arachnid

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Re: How to spice billets and make a narrow handle
« Reply #15 on: February 13, 2016, 12:59:42 pm »
I'm going to use wood glue. Never had a problem with it when making laminated bows. I guess it'll hold a splice, correct?

Online Hamish

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Re: How to spice billets and make a narrow handle
« Reply #16 on: February 14, 2016, 05:58:13 pm »
Wood glue? Do you mean white pva glue? If so not a great choice due to its rubberiness, and the fact that its not waterproof. Not saying it won't work, just that there are much better choices like a bowmakers epoxy, or urea formaldehyde(unibond) that are both waterproof and much stronger than pva.
I have had z joints start to come apart even with hardware store, 24 hr epoxy.

Offline arachnid

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Re: How to spice billets and make a narrow handle
« Reply #17 on: February 15, 2016, 12:24:37 am »
I'm using yellow carpenter's glue... Elmer's to be more specific. Never had a problem with it.

Offline medicinewheel

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Re: How to spice billets and make a narrow handle
« Reply #18 on: February 15, 2016, 03:20:02 am »
I once bought a spliced blank from someone that wasn't`' glued up very well. It began coming apart in the tillering process. I re-glued it with epoxy and saved it with 2 perpendicular wood dowels (plus riser): made a 60+ bow that caused no further problems.
Frank from Germany...