Bent Wood Laminating Glue

Learn how to make wood magically bend to your will.

Bent wood laminating glue.

Use plastic resin glue or epoxy. Epoxy urea resin resorcinol and polyurethane are all good choices for bent laminations. Gary herber langley none. What you need to use for bent wood lamination is 1 8 bending poplar plywood that comes in either long or short grain.

There isn t one adhesive ideal for every application. With domestic wood laminations the simplest and least visible glue is pva polyvinyl acetate yellow glue. Laminating wood when making small curves it is best to laminate several many layers using thin strips of wood called veneers no steaming is required for small bends. Bending wood part ii bent lamination.

Don t use yellow glue titebond for bent lamination. Once the glue dries the workpiece will hold it s new shape. With glue between each lamination a press is used to bend the bundle of laminations around a form. Bending wood part ii bent lamination.

I have found that a mix of 1 part water to 4 parts glue spreads quick. The laminate parts need glue between each layer and to be clamped to the form before the glue dries. While resorcinol has a. Actually there s no magic required.

Yellow glue sets soft and fast. These sheets come in 4 x 8. There are many ways to construct a form and apply pressure. The glue lines from jumping out.

I am interested in making bent laminations for furniture. It is also prone to glue creep a phenomenon in which the cured glue creeps out of the laminations over time resulting in unsightly raised glue lines. Max thickness of laminates veneers is 3mm. Such a glue is urea formaldehyde also known as plastic resin.

Just a saw some wood some glue and a few time tested techniques. So the first order of business is to build the form followed by cutting the wood into lamination strips. Part 1 of a bent lamination glue up. When laminating curved wood woodworkers need an adhesive that won t stretch or pull away at the edges.

Yellow glue is slightly flexible and will creep over time leading to spring back. Because bent laminations are under constant stress they require glue that sets hard. If you are using yellow glue this does not leave a lot of time. Of these four glues urea resin and resorcinol achieve the most rigid glue line when cured.