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Author Topic: What glue do you use?  (Read 157 times)

Offline stringstretcher

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What glue do you use?
« on: November 24, 2007, 09:17:00 PM »
In glueing up a bow that is lets say osage, and bamboo, what glues have you used and tried that have worked, and what one's would you definately not use and why?
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Offline Shakes.602

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Re: What glue do you use?
« Reply #1 on: November 24, 2007, 09:45:00 PM »
Urac 185 I believe the Number is!! Urac is THE Preferred Glue of Many Bowyers!!
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Offline Bowjunkie

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Re: What glue do you use?
« Reply #2 on: November 25, 2007, 07:44:00 AM »
I've used Urac 185, but mostly I use Smooth On nowadays. Just so I don't have so many different kinds of glues sitting around. I've never had a problem with either one.

Offline Eric Krewson

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Re: What glue do you use?
« Reply #3 on: November 25, 2007, 09:32:00 AM »
Urac-185, none better and available cheaply from the Nelson Paint Company on line. Buy a pint at a time, a quart will go bad before you use it up. I order 2 pints at a time, one to use and one to store in the frig. It will keep for years if refrigerated, about a year if left at room temperature. One pint will glue up 6 or 7 bows.

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Re: What glue do you use?
« Reply #4 on: November 25, 2007, 11:40:00 AM »
Like said, Urac is probably the best but I have never had a failure with TBII or TBIII. They are cheat, readily available locally and do the job just fine. I have glued up Boo backed osage, yew, ipe, hickory and  locust. I have used them with hickory backing for the same woods and a few others.   Pat
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Offline Brainbruise

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Re: What glue do you use?
« Reply #5 on: November 25, 2007, 11:52:00 AM »
Titebond II and III are amazing, no failures. I would only use epoxies with glass, however I have switched to hide glue from now on. I have a hard time these days making a trad bow and using two part epoxies (even titebond).

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