Glue recommendation

Pink wood? Lyptus comes to mind. It is plantation grown, pinkish, very
hard and dense. It does tend to burn a bit while cutting, is kind of
splitery, but does glue nicely. I use titebond 2.
robo hippy

Sat, Jan 28, 2006, 8:40pm [email protected] (W=A0Canaday) could
only come up with:
<snip> What say you?

I've been having very good results using wood glue for gluing wood. =




JOAT
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W Canaday wrote:
> I have been asked to make a cane for an elderly friend. I intend to use
> some wood scrounged from pallets that came from Brazil. The stuff is pink,
> finely grained and downright stubborn about surrendering nails! It's tough
> ... I never break it, but I often pull the nail heads right through the
> planks nailed to it.
>
> I just wish I knew what its name is.
>
> However, that's not the point of this posting. What I am really bugging
> you guys for is some glue advice.
>
> I plan to make this cane by ripping 4 pieces lengthwise, gluing them to
> best show the grain and then turning it on my lathe.
>
> This is not an oily wood. What sort of adhesive do you recommend?
>
> I am leaning toward either a polyurethane, rubberized superglue or 30
> minute epoxy.
>
> What say you?
>
> Bill
Resorcinol glue come as two part--one is powder
(the catalyst) and the other is liquid. It's water
proof and its deep purple should work perfect with
you pink wood which will darken with finish.
Elmers Waterproof or any name brand resorcinol
glue. I'm still using out of my purchase in 1972.
Last thing I used it on was a ceramic rabbit
with a broken ear. Ceramic rabbit is still fine
after 3 years of water, rain, snow, freezing
temperature, sunlight and 100 degree heat.

I've been having very good results using wood glue for gluing wood.


Why not "maple syrup"?

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I agree with JT.


Regular wood glue will be more than adequate.

cm


"W Canaday" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I have been asked to make a cane for an elderly friend. I intend to use
> some wood scrounged from pallets that came from Brazil. The stuff is pink,
> finely grained and downright stubborn about surrendering nails! It's tough
> ... I never break it, but I often pull the nail heads right through the
> planks nailed to it.
>
> I just wish I knew what its name is.
>
> However, that's not the point of this posting. What I am really bugging
> you guys for is some glue advice.
>
> I plan to make this cane by ripping 4 pieces lengthwise, gluing them to
> best show the grain and then turning it on my lathe.
>
> This is not an oily wood. What sort of adhesive do you recommend?
>
> I am leaning toward either a polyurethane, rubberized superglue or 30
> minute epoxy.
>
> What say you?
>
> Bill

"J T" wrote in message

> I've been having very good results using wood glue for gluing wood.


Yabbut you gotta be careful, some only works if your name is Elmer.

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Just a guess but the pink, finely grained timber you mentioned could well be
Meranti, fits the same description!


Jon
www.woodworkersuk.co.uk - Wooden gates and garage doors handcrafted to your
own sizes!


"cm" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> I agree with JT.
>
>
> Regular wood glue will be more than adequate.
>
> cm
>
>
> "W Canaday" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> >I have been asked to make a cane for an elderly friend. I intend to use
> > some wood scrounged from pallets that came from Brazil. The stuff is
pink,
> > finely grained and downright stubborn about surrendering nails! It's
tough
> > ... I never break it, but I often pull the nail heads right through the
> > planks nailed to it.
> >
> > I just wish I knew what its name is.
> >
> > However, that's not the point of this posting. What I am really bugging
> > you guys for is some glue advice.
> >
> > I plan to make this cane by ripping 4 pieces lengthwise, gluing them to
> > best show the grain and then turning it on my lathe.
> >
> > This is not an oily wood. What sort of adhesive do you recommend?
> >
> > I am leaning toward either a polyurethane, rubberized superglue or 30
> > minute epoxy.
> >
> > What say you?
> >
> > Bill
>
>

On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 22:37:42 -0500, J T wrote:

> Sat, Jan 28, 2006, 8:40pm [email protected] (W Canaday) could only
> come up with:
> <snip> What say you?
>
> I've been having very good results using wood glue for gluing wood.
>

Thank you for sharing.

On Sat, 28 Jan 2006 20:40:36 -0500, W Canaday <[email protected]>
wrote:

>I have been asked to make a cane for an elderly friend. I intend to use
>some wood scrounged from pallets that came from Brazil. The stuff is pink,
>finely grained and downright stubborn about surrendering nails! It's tough
>... I never break it, but I often pull the nail heads right through the
>planks nailed to it.
>
>I just wish I knew what its name is.
>
>However, that's not the point of this posting. What I am really bugging
>you guys for is some glue advice.
>
>I plan to make this cane by ripping 4 pieces lengthwise, gluing them to
>best show the grain and then turning it on my lathe.
>
>This is not an oily wood. What sort of adhesive do you recommend?
>
>I am leaning toward either a polyurethane, rubberized superglue or 30
>minute epoxy.
>
>What say you?
>
>Bill

I'd use Elmer's Woodworker's Glue. Clamp it up for 72 hours.