Is baking Dymond wood a NO-NO?

[Zradix]

Hi all,

I've seen lots of one piece bows made with Dymond wood risers.

I know the most used lam glue is Smooth-on which should be baked to temperature stabilize/cure it.

I've read lately that letting dymondwood get over 110˚ can cause it's glue bonds to weaken.

So my question is this...
Is it ok to bake a dymondwood riser at 180˚ during glue up?
Or are the bows I've seen with dymondwood risers glued up with a different adhesive?

Thanks a bunch!

[T Folts]

I did it but havent finished the bow yet but it looks fine and hard as nails.

[jess stuart]

Have never used dymondwood, I have however used the actionwood several time, never had a problem with it due to baking.  I would think Dymondwood should be about the same.

[GREG IN MALAD]

I've used quite a bit of dymondwood and bake my bows at 180 deg. The best answer is to call rutland plywood and ask them.