Primitive Archer
Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: jturner on March 03, 2012, 04:51:19 pm
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i have alot of osage billetts id like to use, i was wondering what glues i can splice them with? i cant find recorcinol anywhere. I have smooth on but i need something i can steam after its glued. or if they are straight before i glue them what do yall use?
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Recorcinol is the only glue that I know of that can be safely steamed after curing and retain it's strength.
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if I sraighten first and use heat gun to tweak limbs instead of steaming what options are there? fishtail splices, would titebond work?
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It's hard to cut the splice good enough to get a good bond with the TB's. I suspect with a perfectly cut and tight splice titebond might work. I'm not that good. I use Smooth-On epoxy and I've seen Urac work well too.
George
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2-ton epoxy slow cure...30 minute set...not the 5-minute.
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I think Urac can handle some steaming. It is the best wood/wood glue out there.
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thanks guys, does urac require heat to cure? will it fill gaps? do they still make recourcinol?
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Urac needs 70deg(F) to cure. More heat, quicker curing. It is a good gap filler too.
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URAC will take all kinds of heat abuse if its mixed and cured properly. Its all I use on splices. Matt had some Resorcinol a few months ago, that was my first time of seeing it in person. Stick with URAC.
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The only glue I use for splicing is Urac. I have heat bent a bunch of osage and bamboo osage glued with Urac, no failures.