Glue for segment bowls

[Tim Elett]

I worked for a shop that used Durham's rock hard water putty a lot for filler and I thought it was used for gluing cutting blocks, can it be used for segment rings,or is tight bond best.

[Robert Hayward]

My experience with Durham's is that it is not, or at least was not years ago, water resistant and not intended to be used as a glue. While it does bond with several different materials when used as a filler it is not strong enough to act as a glue in my opinion.

[Sam Force]

Titebond II is what I prefer

[Tim Elett]

Thanks I,ll keep using the right bond.

[Barry McFadden]

I like the original Gorilla Glue for segment rings. I find that other glues don't hold well with some of the exotic woods that can tend to be a little oily...

[Mel Fulks]

My experience with Durham's is that it is not, or at least was not years ago, water resistant and not intended to be used as a glue. While it does bond with several different materials when used as a filler it is not strong enough to act as a glue in my opinion.

Agree. Some pattern making shops use Durham’s to fill mahogany pores before lacquering, works well for that. But I doubt it’s really
needed.

[Reed Gray]

I would not use the urethane glues. Like CA glue, it does not take shock loads very well. As near as I can tell, the exotics that are difficult to glue together because of being oily, the glue holds for a while, but eventually the oil gets the upper edge on the battle to keep a glue joint solid. Even wiping it down with acetone or other solvents only delays the joint failure.

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