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Title: glue up question...
Post by: paco664 on October 15, 2017, 01:37:04 am: fellas i made some nice laminations from ash and i wanna glue up a R/D longbow...

my question is glue related... i have titebond II and i have knox glue... if need be i can run to the store and get titebond III but would prefer to use what i have...

if i use the knox glue... how long of a drying time am i looking at? will it hold up to the stresses?

i am aiming for a 70" R/D pulling 50-55# @ 29"...

any advice will be appreciated...
Title: Re: glue up question...
Post by: mikekeswick on October 15, 2017, 02:16:08 am: TB11 will work with no problems as will collagen glue. You would need to know what you are doing with the gelatin though and I would recommend the TB11 for ease of use.
Title: Re: glue up question...
Post by: paco664 on October 15, 2017, 02:18:13 am: thank you sir.. TBII it will be...
Title: Re: glue up question...
Post by: mikekeswick on October 15, 2017, 06:06:17 am: No Problem :)
Make sure your gluing surfaces mate very well. Try to apply the glue to your laminates quickly and use plenty as TB2 can start to go tacky quite quickly.
Title: Re: glue up question...
Post by: Parnell on October 16, 2017, 07:15:57 am: We gotta split you out that Osage!
Title: Re: glue up question...
Post by: Badger on October 16, 2017, 07:44:28 am: If you can find something better than ash for the belly slat I would, ash is not all that great for an r/d design.
Title: Re: glue up question...
Post by: paco664 on November 04, 2017, 10:19:16 pm: oh yeah... i found that out... it went tick tick boom...