Comments on: Pore Filling Cocobolo with CA Glue http://blog.phantasypsalteries.com/pore-filling-cocobolo-with-ca-glue/ Eric Meier's Bowed Psaltery Blog Mon, 15 Feb 2010 22:04:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.2 By: Eric http://blog.phantasypsalteries.com/pore-filling-cocobolo-with-ca-glue/comment-page-1/#comment-1126 Eric Mon, 08 Sep 2008 16:24:07 +0000 http://blog.phantasypsalteries.com/pore-filling-cocobolo-with-ca-glue/#comment-1126 Adam, I wouldn't use a water-based wood glue (like Titebond) to bond a piece of Cocobolo that has been sealed. I would use either a polyurethane glue (like Gorilla glue), or an epoxy to bond the Cocobolo top to the wood below. Once a piece of wood has a sealer/finish applied to it, I like to think of it as almost like bonding plastic, not wood. So a synthetic type of glue, rather than a water-based glue will work best. Adam,

I wouldn’t use a water-based wood glue (like Titebond) to bond a piece of Cocobolo that has been sealed.

I would use either a polyurethane glue (like Gorilla glue), or an epoxy to bond the Cocobolo top to the wood below.

Once a piece of wood has a sealer/finish applied to it, I like to think of it as almost like bonding plastic, not wood. So a synthetic type of glue, rather than a water-based glue will work best.

]]> By: Adam http://blog.phantasypsalteries.com/pore-filling-cocobolo-with-ca-glue/comment-page-1/#comment-1125 Adam Mon, 08 Sep 2008 15:12:40 +0000 http://blog.phantasypsalteries.com/pore-filling-cocobolo-with-ca-glue/#comment-1125 Hello...thanks for the info. I was wondering about adhesion of a CA glue finished cocobolo board to another unfinished board. Does the hard CA finish prevent the wood glue from properly bonding? I am making a electric guitar with a cocobolo top and I wish to seal the cocobolo well to prevent color leeching into the wood below. But of course I also want good bond strength between the cocobolo and the wood below. Thanks, Adam Hello…thanks for the info. I was wondering about adhesion of a CA glue finished cocobolo board to another unfinished board. Does the hard CA finish prevent the wood glue from properly bonding?

I am making a electric guitar with a cocobolo top and I wish to seal the cocobolo well to prevent color leeching into the wood below. But of course I also want good bond strength between the cocobolo and the wood below.

Thanks,

Adam

]]> By: Arielle http://blog.phantasypsalteries.com/pore-filling-cocobolo-with-ca-glue/comment-page-1/#comment-449 Arielle Sat, 12 Apr 2008 16:54:25 +0000 http://blog.phantasypsalteries.com/pore-filling-cocobolo-with-ca-glue/#comment-449 I can see you are making great progress!!! I'm so excited! ~Arielle~ I can see you are making great progress!!! I’m so excited!

~Arielle~

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