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MrWarSpoon:
Alrighty gents, so I'm in the process of making my first warbow and I've hit a little snag: What glue should I use for laminating? I've poured through previous posts and havn't really found a great answer. I know I could use Bow Grip 100 like I've used on other, lighter-draw bows or I could fork out through the nose for some resorcinol based glue... I guess what I'm asking is what is your favorite or go-to glue for EWBs? Thanks everybody :)

--Nick

adb:
I use Titebond 3 for all my glue-ups, including warbows. It's cheap, readily available, and cleans up with water. You need to have smooth, clean, and perfectly matching surfaces in order for it to work well. Remove 'gap filling' from your vocabulary for glue-ups with TB3 (or any glue, for that matter).

Ian.:
I have had Titebond 3 up to 150lb, Cascamite about the same, and Resorcional will handle anything. The biggest question is what woods are you using, if they are oily then use Resorcional, and you don't need to buy expensive stuff, some cheaper glues have Resorcional as a main ingredient.

The glue I use most of all now for all woods types is http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CASCAMITE-POLYPROOF-WATER-RESISTANT-GLUE-/190322191636?pt=UK_Crafts_Cardmaking_Scrapbooking_Glue_Tape_EH&hash=item2c50162d14#ht_1122wt_1166

I have heard plenty of bad things about Bow Grip.


What country are you in?

}|{opukc:
Here in Bulgaria these adhesives difficult to find. Order from outside. I often use this glue - Henkel

http://www.gsstroimarket.bg/files/thumb8_7b915ca58a2233dcd9c03aad9ea7327d.jpg

it is mixed with resin. Now are sens very well with it and no problems.

MrWarSpoon:
The woods I'm using are Hickory back, Purpleheart core, Ipe belly. Yeah, BG really isn't the best but have found it to work decently well when compressed and hot boxed for 24 hours and then allowed to sit for another 24 (outside of the hotbox), and Resorcional is getting harder to come by... I was only able to find some from an airplane propellor maker based out of GA. I'm in America, live in Ohio. That Cascamite link you posted caught my eye and then I noticed it's 26.95 GBP, so what, $42.00-$42.10 USD? That's a definatly kick in the willie :embarassed: Never used Titebond 3... you guys think that'll work well with my wood combo or should I stick with trying to track down Cas or Res?

--Nick

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