Glue up Question

[D.A. Davis]

When you glue up your limb stack, do you spread glue on both sides of the parallels and tapers, or do you just put glue on one side as you stack them.

[Pat B]

Any time I glue two pieces of wood together, whether it be lams, riser blocks or tip overlays I always "butter" both surfaces to insure good glue coverage.

[gudspelr]

Same as what Pat said.  I'd read somewhere that if only one side is glued up, de-lamination is more likely.  Not sure how true that is, but I figured I didn't want to test the theory...


Jeremy

[Dick in Seattle]

Definitely both sides.   I did only one side on a very early bow, my second as I recall  (probably did one side on the first, too, but got away with it) and it failed to laminate on one edge.  If you look at the overall cost and effort of making a lam bow, the glue is relatively inexpensive compared to the cost and disappointment of a failed effort.

[Apex Predator]

You have to do both sides!