Glue for laminated rib construction

[Farrell]

"It's all Farrells fault.  HE made the first one for me one about 4 years ago & I got hooked."

Here's a picture of that very fateful block. I agree with you Dale that the cap was a bit thick on this first one. I've gone to something about 8 mm. This block was bonded together with West System Epoxy.

Terry Farrell


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    Paul
    Just to be clear I've used the Bolduc glue exclusively & I really Like it.  My real complaint is that it's expensive & I can't buy it bulk.  To me it's such a great glue.  
     As to clamping ,When I make pinblocks I make them one at a time no double panels......so it's not a wide panel & I can get clamps every where.  I always check for glue lines and such & I have no issues with my protocol except I use every clamp I have. I'm looking for another way to laminate them. Even so  it's not difficult or arduous to make these blocks with proper equipment & haven't tuned many others that make smile as much as this.  It's all Farrells fault.  HE made the first one for me one about 4 years ago & I got hooked.
   It's very satisfying. With a  6 mm delignit bridge cap  top and quarter sawn maple cross banded under neath there is, for all intents and purposes zero flag poling & such a accurate & smooth tuning. 
    Thanks to all for all the glue advise
     
      Dale:

  I've used the Bolduc glue for pinblock lamination for several years when I'm oversizing them or building up multi-level blocks. The only issue for me is even clamping pressure and the size of the panels that I've been working with since I don't have a full soundboard press system (still buying them from Andre with nary a complaint other than I ache to be making them myself :-). I don't see why it wouldn't work with rib stock laminates as well. As I recall, Andre told me several years ago when I was interviewing him for the Journal that he uses his own glue for the pinblocks he makes as well. You might ask him.

  Paul







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