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Re: Material: Gluing Oak corners
By:Bill Hamm
Date: 1/3/2010, 12:12 am
In Response To: Re: Material: Gluing Oak corners (Brian Nystrom)

: I think I know where you're going with this. Either type of oak has
: too much tannic acid in it to be compatible with epoxy. I would
: use plain ol' carpenter's glue like Titebond or Elmer's
: Carpenter's Wood Glue.

Red oak works ok with epoxy, white oak is too oily and the joint will benifit from a white (scrub?) with acetone first to remove those oils.

Still I'd also use good old Titebond.

Bill H.

Messages In This Thread

Material: Gluing Oak corners
Robert N Pruden -- 1/1/2010, 4:50 pm
Re: Material: Gluing Oak corners
Don -- 1/2/2010, 11:41 am
Re: Material: Gluing Oak corners
Bill Hamm -- 1/2/2010, 12:05 am
Re: Material: Gluing Oak corners
Brian Nystrom -- 1/2/2010, 10:57 am
Re: Material: Gluing Oak corners
Bill Hamm -- 1/3/2010, 12:12 am
Looks red to me...
Robert N Pruden -- 1/4/2010, 6:45 pm
Re: Looks red to me...
Bill Hamm -- 1/5/2010, 1:06 am
Re: Looks red to me...
Mike -- 1/5/2010, 5:40 pm
Re: Looks red to me...
Robert N Pruden -- 1/8/2010, 11:55 pm
Re: Looks red to me...
Don -- 1/4/2010, 7:03 pm
Re: Looks red to me...
Bill Hamm -- 1/5/2010, 1:08 am
Re: Material: Gluing Oak corners
Ken Sutherland -- 1/1/2010, 9:13 pm