Bent Lamination Glue

Pro glue unibond 800 i realize th.

Bent lamination glue.

The process starts with ripping some thin strips of wood and applying glue to each strip. It sets hard but slowly. Types of glue for laminating. Gary herber langley none.

David marks has a nice article on using urea formaldehyde glue. Once dry the resulting part will pretty much hold its shape forever. Epoxy urea resin resorcinol and polyurethane are all good choices for bent laminations. It s a urea formaldehyde glue with three shades of powdered catalyst to better match the wood you re using.

Lamination is the process of bending many thin parts together and holding them in the desired shape until the glue between them dries. I recommend unibond 800. Bent lamination is a process of bending thin strips of wood using lots of glue and lots of clamps. Quite a while back i did a series of glue tests on bent laminations.

In doing research before attempting my first bent lamination i m starting to look at the appropriate glue choice for the project. The long open time takes the frenzy out of glue up. Because bent laminations are under constant stress they require glue that sets hard. With domestic wood laminations the simplest and least visible glue is pva polyvinyl acetate yellow glue.

10 layers 1 8 at about 5 radius after the glue had cured for 24 hours on the form the parts were laid aside for at least a week. The wood used was hard maple one of the more difficult from both the glue adhesion and bending stiffness. Pva glues have a tendency to creep over time and wouldn t be my first choice for bent lamination. I am interested in making bent laminations for furniture.

The term laminating can apply to three different procedures. There isn t one adhesive ideal for every application. While resorcinol has a. The first is the one woodworkers use to glue together planks of wood to form a wide surface for a.

Bending wood part ii bent lamination. What type of glue should i use. Of these four glues urea resin and resorcinol achieve the most rigid glue line when cured. A couple of glues that seem to be good choices for bent lamination are.

Use a two part urea formaldehyde glue for bent laminations. The gap filling properties of epoxy are of particular use when gluing bent lamination. The glue lines from jumping out. It s messy but rewarding to see a gracefully bent piece of wood emerge from a glue encrusted form.