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Re: scarfing 3mm ply..Would poly glue work??
By:Ben Staley
Date: 10/11/2001, 3:24 pm
In Response To: Re: scarfing 3mm ply (Dave Houser)

Just wondering if polyurethane glue (like gorilla glue) would work as well as epoxy on a scarf joint like this. I have found it much easier to work with than epoxy and it seems to be as strong in some other applications. I find myself reaching for the bottle (of glue :) ) often.

What are some of the shortcommings of the poly glue I should watch out for?

: I scarfed 1/8" lauan 8:1 (1" wide) and tortured it into a round
: hull with no problem. I took extra care to prewet the joint well with
: epoxy. Scarfing is the only way to go. The butt block at the butt joint
: makes the panel too stiff at the joint and the panel will not make a
: smooth bend.

: If you look at CLC's website (Shop Tips), they use a butt joint only on their
: cambered decks. Bending the deck in two pieces allows for a different deck
: radius front and back and installing a scarf in between would be a
: challenge.

Messages In This Thread

scarfing 3mm ply
Dean Trexel -- 10/10/2001, 2:13 am
Re: scarfing 3mm ply
Dave Houser -- 10/10/2001, 3:37 pm
Re: scarfing 3mm ply..Would poly glue work??
Ben Staley -- 10/11/2001, 3:24 pm
Re: scarfing 3mm ply..Would poly glue work??
SOB -- 10/13/2001, 1:42 pm
Re: scarfing 3mm ply..Would poly glue work??
Dave Houser -- 10/12/2001, 3:57 am
Re: scarfing 3mm ply
Tapio Manner -- 10/10/2001, 12:44 pm
Re: scarfing 3mm ply
steve hartmann -- 10/10/2001, 8:08 am
Re: scarfing 3mm ply
Craig Bumgarner -- 10/10/2001, 8:05 am
Re: scarfing 3mm ply
LeeG -- 10/10/2001, 8:04 am