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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: DC on June 11, 2020, 06:26:55 pm

Title: Glues
Post by: DC on June 11, 2020, 06:26:55 pm

Given equal/proper prep on the surfaces will wood glue give a better glue line than epoxy?

Title: Re: Glues
Post by: PatM on June 11, 2020, 07:46:21 pm

Good question.  Logically based on the components in each the wood glue should give a more invisible line but that would  likely to be at a degree not visible to the naked eye..

Title: Re: Glues
Post by: Dances with squirrels on June 12, 2020, 04:49:53 am

No. Both can be made invisible to the naked eye.

Title: Re: Glues
Post by: HH~ on June 12, 2020, 06:39:23 am

Prolly not but one will surely be stronger.

HH~

Title: Re: Glues
Post by: PatM on June 12, 2020, 07:18:12 am

Quote from: Dances with squirrels on June 12, 2020, 04:49:53 am

No. Both can be made invisible to the naked eye.

Vision varies.

Title: Re: Glues
Post by: DC on June 12, 2020, 09:29:55 am

I was gluing a cap over the bottom of the riser. It was a non stressed position so i thought I would used my wood glue "LePages Pro Carpenter". It's faster than epoxy. I used the same care I would use for epoxy in the joinery and the joint turned out really nice. I have gotten joints that nice with epoxy but it just got me to wondering if wood glue usually made a better line. I was thinking of trying it where I patched the chrysal but I chickened out and used epoxy.

Title: Re: Glues
Post by: PatM on June 12, 2020, 11:43:37 am

Epoxy is 100% solids while Carpenters glue is rarely  half that.

Title: Re: Glues
Post by: bownarra on June 12, 2020, 12:02:04 pm

No :)