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Title: what kind of glue for a splice
Post by: wvbowhntr on April 23, 2009, 06:12:30 pm

I have some osage billets I need to splice and i was wondering what kind of glue is best?  Would tite bond work?

Title: Re: what kind of glue for a splice
Post by: Justin Snyder on April 23, 2009, 06:22:27 pm

I like some kind of epoxy for splices. Justin

Title: Re: what kind of glue for a splice
Post by: Dano on April 23, 2009, 08:06:18 pm

I have used TB without a problem, but you need a good tight joint. Urac is great because it fills any gaps you might have.

Title: Re: what kind of glue for a splice
Post by: wvbowhntr on April 23, 2009, 10:46:28 pm

Thank you justin and dano.  I was thinking about using tite bond and then drilling and gluing a couple of dows through the splice.

Title: Re: what kind of glue for a splice
Post by: Pat B on April 23, 2009, 11:18:33 pm

You can severely weaken the splice by adding the drilled holes and dowels. If your splice is good enough you don't need to add the pins. It don't even have to be all that good of a splice to work. ;)

Title: Re: what kind of glue for a splice
Post by: adb on April 23, 2009, 11:23:54 pm

I've used TB3 for splices... no problems.

Title: Re: what kind of glue for a splice
Post by: Timo on April 23, 2009, 11:42:13 pm

I'd recomend urac, resorcynol, or epoxy.Never tried the tb glues for splices,but if Dano says it works, then there ya go.

Pat, I have dowelled many splices,but not for the purpose of strength,but primarily for alignment. Get a good dry fit,(alingment)drill it,then when ya slap the glue to it,the dowells will line ya up perfect.Probly not needed,Just helps me to get it right. ;D

Title: Re: what kind of glue for a splice
Post by: Pappy on April 24, 2009, 06:54:10 am

We use resorcynol,it works good and lots of time It will need to be steamed after it has been put together,steam don't bother the joint,Like Tim said I don't dowel any except for alignment,
Gary Davis [he dose hundereds] said there was no value in the pins except for alignment. :)
So I don't usually use them. :)
   Pappy

Title: Re: what kind of glue for a splice
Post by: TRACY on April 24, 2009, 09:06:44 am

I've used TB III and Urac 185 without any problems. Not sure if you need to dowel it ,like Pat said a good fit would be enough.

Title: Re: what kind of glue for a splice
Post by: Bullitt on April 24, 2009, 09:36:50 am

Yeah like pappy says, Gary has done probably thousands of splices over the years and uses resorcinol. I have done but a few osage splices over 15 years ago and still with no problems. I have a osage elb that Steve Martin built and within a year the glued splice gave way. He said he had used 2-ton epox. I wouldn't trust titebond in any form , just my opinion for a splice! Best to you, Steve

Title: Re: what kind of glue for a splice
Post by: Hillbilly on April 24, 2009, 12:08:53 pm

I doweled one splice, and it broke through the dowel holes after about a hundred shots. Won't do that again.

Title: Re: what kind of glue for a splice
Post by: shamus on April 25, 2009, 09:06:11 am

Urac-185

Title: Re: what kind of glue for a splice
Post by: Jmilbrandt on April 25, 2009, 04:10:16 pm

I always use two ton epoxy but I have used titebond and haven't had any problems.

Title: Re: what kind of glue for a splice
Post by: Jerry on April 25, 2009, 11:27:47 pm

An adhesives test from wood magazine The wood gave before glue.


http://http://www.woodmagazine.com/woodvision/?lid=1243638292&tid=8683852001