glue

[rkeltner]

has anyone used weldwood's plastic resin glue for bowmaking?

[Pat B]

I have and it works great. Very similar to Urac but cheaper and with a longer shelf life. Alby, an old member from Italy used it and loved it. That's where I heard about it.
  I used it on a boo backed yew bow, boo backed hickory and a hickory backed osage.  Pat

[rkeltner]

does it need any kind of heat bax, or can i treat it like urac?

[rkeltner]

correction,..make that box!

[Pat B]

It cures similar to Urac. Probably above 65deg(F) it doesn't need heat but will cure slow at lower temps.
    Pat

[venisonburger]

Glad someone posted this, I'm going to try it.
VB

[Pat B]

VB, $5 for a 1# bucket of powder. Thats a lot of glue-ups. You can't beat the price.      Pat

[rkeltner]

i had stumbled across a 1# tub in my garage(the black hole!) and was hoping that it would be suitable for bow work. thanks for the responses, and keep it up!

[Pat B]

Weldwood plastic resin is susceptible to moisture in its dry form. If kept in an air tight container there should be no problem. You might want to do a test with what you have to be sure it is still OK.   Pat