liquid nail

[rover brewer]

has anyone used liquid nail for wood to wood glue up?

[Pat B]

Not in bows!

[rover brewer]

sorry this took so long but,what are you saying Pat B ,can it not be used and why or you just haven't tryed it.I was thinking I would have more response to this, I know the liquid nail is some real strong stuff and it dries fast.

[rmorris]

On the liquid Nail web site they market their wood stuff as a "Flexible" adhesive. I don't think you would want something like that between layers of wood experiencing high shear. The liquid nails sight claims a shear strength of 106 psi and Smooth On EA-40 claims a shear strength of 2500 psi or greater. To me I would not risk liquid nail because it was not designed for bow making purposes. Hope this information helps and if you choose to use liquid nail please update us on how it works...

[WILL CAROTHERS]

i dont see why you would want to use liquid nail, just go and buy a gallon of titebond 2 or 3, for about $12, which is enough for atleast 20 bows, and titebond has been used for years by everyone, it is also available at every store that has hardware

[rover brewer]

thanks rmorris 106psi is not a lot at all,and thanks WILL I do use tb3 just looking into other ideas,

[Aznboi3644]

liquid nails is weaker than your normal adhesive latex caulk.

Seconds after being out of the tube the stuff films over...then when you apply the wood it barely sticks because this dried film is what is in contact with the wood...the extra squeezes out.

I've had NUMEROUS failures with this stuff when building speaker enclosures...good old wood glue has NEVER failed me.