Mark Rios
12-28-2005, 10:34 PM
Any tips for gluing and working with these two woods? Do they glue well to other hardwoods say, for example, maple?
I got a little of each from The Woodsman hardwoods and I'd like to try to use them in a project or two.
One thing the owner told me was to wipe the surface to be glued with non-chlorinated brake cleaner. I assume to remove the natural oils from the wood and not leave any residue. I've only used "regular" hardwoods, i.e. maple, walnut, purpleheart and oak, plus some softwood as well but never any exotics. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
I got a little of each from The Woodsman hardwoods and I'd like to try to use them in a project or two.
One thing the owner told me was to wipe the surface to be glued with non-chlorinated brake cleaner. I assume to remove the natural oils from the wood and not leave any residue. I've only used "regular" hardwoods, i.e. maple, walnut, purpleheart and oak, plus some softwood as well but never any exotics. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.