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Re: Strip: Glue for strips
By:Robin Boys
Date: 5/18/2008, 11:29 pm
In Response To: Strip: Glue for strips (Simeon)

: Apologies if this is one of those regular questions (I did try the 'search'
: first..)

: I'm getting my thoughts organised for building my first strip kayak. Due to
: the cost, and obscurity of supply of bead and cove router bits here(New
: Zealand), I'm planning to bevel the strips. Yes, I've seen the
: conventional wisdom that suggests using B&C on the first boat, but I'm up
: for the challenge..(I think..) I'm also keen to go the stapleless route,
: and maybe try out the fishing line technique - and failing that, maybe
: some hot-glue.

: From what I've read on this forum already, it seems that getting bevels right
: is an aquired art, and an apprentice like me will probably end up with
: some unsightly gluelines once all is faired.

: So, I have a couple of questions for the resident experts: 1: What glue to
: use between the strips - given that all will be sealed and watertight
: under the epoxy, is something like a waterbased aliphatic PVA suitable for
: the job, or is there something better that I should look at?

: 2: Given that my first boat-load of bevels are likely to be of less than
: perfect precision, would mixing some wood flour into the glue at the start
: be a viable option to disguise the gluelines? Or would that weaken the
: join too much?

From a fellow kiwi Fullers aliphatic pva is okay. does not stain and I use it all the time. Placemakers, Mitre10 all have it.
Robin

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Strip: Glue for strips
Simeon -- 5/18/2008, 8:06 pm
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Etienne Muller -- 5/20/2008, 10:19 am
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Simeon -- 5/20/2008, 10:49 pm
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Scott Fitzgerrell -- 5/19/2008, 4:48 pm
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QuicksilverMike -- 5/19/2008, 5:55 am
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Al Murray -- 5/19/2008, 8:35 am
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Simeon -- 5/20/2008, 10:44 pm
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Al Murray -- 5/21/2008, 3:40 am
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Mike Bielski -- 5/19/2008, 10:11 am
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Bill Hamm -- 5/19/2008, 1:18 am
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David, Tasmania -- 5/19/2008, 5:11 am
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Robin Boys -- 5/18/2008, 11:29 pm
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Michael McCluskey -- 5/18/2008, 9:08 pm