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Sneak peak.
Selfbowman:
Pic
bentstick54:
Hard to believe that handle could bend enough to pop off a glued on piece. But I’ve never glued up a handle before either.
Selfbowman:
It did not pop off but half the glue joint was loose so it was going to happen . Just a matter of time. It’s not pretty if they pop and blow.
mmattockx:
--- Quote from: Selfbowman on December 28, 2022, 12:22:40 pm ---Close to enough wood for the handle not to bend I think?
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That looks fine to me. On my board bows the limb is typically ~0.400" thick just before the fades and the thickness where the handle is glued on is left at the full 3/4" of the 1x3 board. I have not had a handle pop off and all of them have been glued with generic yellow wood glue or Titebond III.
--- Quote from: Selfbowman on December 28, 2022, 05:13:55 pm ---It did not pop off but half the glue joint was loose so it was going to happen . Just a matter of time.
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That sounds like a prep/joint fit problem, not a glue issue.
Mark
Selfbowman:
The fit was nice . I sand each side on my 4x36 belt sander. May have clamped it to tight and squeezed the glue out. Can’t remember I built that blank 1-1/2 years ago before I closed my old shop down. May have dried to much causing the glue joint to fail. I’m going to get some smooth on latter today and try it again.
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