I am just cutting out the parts for a special box, using 1/2" material with mitered corners with slip feathers. My question, what glue would be best, I do know I need to while the joints first with DNA or Acitone.
thanks for any info
Don
I am just cutting out the parts for a special box, using 1/2" material with mitered corners with slip feathers. My question, what glue would be best, I do know I need to while the joints first with DNA or Acitone.
thanks for any info
Don
As with any oily timber, don't use a water based glue. West system or similar epoxy will work best. It's what we use for yacht fittings using similar species. Cheers
I made two small bevel lanes 15 years ago out of cocboolo and curly maple and used craftsman woodworkers glue, which is till working fine. I cleaned the surface of teh cocobolo with lacquer thinner and roughed it slightly with 220 grit paper prior to glue up.bevelplane.jpg
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I read an article in one of the magazines a couple years ago that said that the problem was badly exaggerated. They found yellow glue worked just fine and acetone was a waste. YMMV!
I've never glued cocobolo, but I have used yellow glue on bubinga, kingwood, teak, and goncalo alves many times with no problems.
Thank you gentleman for your quick replys. Very much appreciated
Don
Same here no problem gluing coco bolo.
Now Lignum Vitae that's a different story.I tried to make a small handplane out of some last year I could not get epoxy to grab it.
That stuff is something else.
Aj
I personally use epoxy only because epoxy will adhere to itself. Yellow glue will not. ( not very well, anyway.)