Gluing my bindings
Gluing my bindings
My bent purflings and bindings ready to go. I am thinking regular titebond on this glue up. What do you all think.
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Re: Gluing my bindings
Titebond, Elmers, Duco all work well for wood purfs and bindings. The CA method is certainly the quickest but requires sealing the channels with lacquer.
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Re: Gluing my bindings
The plus to Titebond is that it will swell the wood a tiny bit and fill in some small, small, gaps.
CA lets you snug the binding up tight, then glue. Having used CA on several guitars, I did the two most recent guitars with Titebond. I may go back to it exclusively. I like the results and it is not nearly as hard as I remember it being. The key, is having bindings that fit the box well. If you have a KMG kit, you should be fine using Titebond. I put the glue on a plate, and use a brush to apply it to every side of the binding and purfling that touches the box or each other. Get your tape strips ready before you start gluing. I put about 50 strips on the edge of the table and then start gluing.
CA lets you snug the binding up tight, then glue. Having used CA on several guitars, I did the two most recent guitars with Titebond. I may go back to it exclusively. I like the results and it is not nearly as hard as I remember it being. The key, is having bindings that fit the box well. If you have a KMG kit, you should be fine using Titebond. I put the glue on a plate, and use a brush to apply it to every side of the binding and purfling that touches the box or each other. Get your tape strips ready before you start gluing. I put about 50 strips on the edge of the table and then start gluing.
Re: Gluing my bindings
Titebond it is then. Thanks for the tips. Let you know how it goes.