I saw a video from Wood by Wright the other day and he glued some Ipe onto another wood for the sole of the plane he was making. I asked him about the Ipe being very oily and wouldn't that cause the glue joint to fail eventually. He responded that that was myth, and didn't really make any difference. Anyone know? I do like his work. I have lots of Ipe, lilgnum, cocobolo, ironwood, and probably a few others.... Not sure if ironwood is oily. I have heard of wiping the surfaces down with acetone to remove the surface oil, and of using the 2 part epoxies which do a better job of holding onto these woods. Anyone know for sure? I know you don't use the urethane glues, if for no other reason, if you ship it air mail, the bubbles will expand and the surfaces will delaminate. Had a friend who lost a bunch of expresso tampers that way when shipping them to Japan.
robo hippy