Bent Lamination Glue

What type of glue should i use.
Bent lamination glue. Quite a while back i did a series of glue tests on bent laminations. I am interested in making bent laminations for furniture. A couple of glues that seem to be good choices for bent lamination are. The process starts with ripping some thin strips of wood and applying glue to each strip.
The glue lines from jumping out. Pva glues have a tendency to creep over time and wouldn t be my first choice for bent lamination. Because bent laminations are under constant stress they require glue that sets hard. It sets hard but slowly.
The first is the one woodworkers use to glue together planks of wood to form a wide surface for a. The long open time takes the frenzy out of glue up. Types of glue for laminating. In doing research before attempting my first bent lamination i m starting to look at the appropriate glue choice for the project.
I recommend unibond 800. 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. Lamination is the process of bending many thin parts together and holding them in the desired shape until the glue between them dries. Bent lamination is a process of bending thin strips of wood using lots of glue and lots of clamps.
The hard set helps the lamination hold its shape. It s a urea formaldehyde glue with three shades of powdered catalyst to better match the wood you re using. Bending wood part ii bent lamination. David marks has a nice article on using urea formaldehyde glue.
It s messy but rewarding to see a gracefully bent piece of wood emerge from a glue encrusted form. Pro glue unibond 800 i realize th. The wood used was hard maple one of the more difficult from both the glue adhesion and bending stiffness. Gary herber langley none.
Epoxy and urea formaldehyde glue are much better for this application. There isn t one adhesive ideal for every application. Once dry the resulting part will pretty much hold its shape forever. Of these four glues urea resin and resorcinol achieve the most rigid glue line when cured.
Epoxy urea resin resorcinol and polyurethane are all good choices for bent laminations. The term laminating can apply to three different procedures. While resorcinol has a. Bending wood part ii bent lamination.