Hi Guys,
Well, after a year of lurking in the background, I have decided to come out into the into the open for my first post. After 35 years as a commercial construction sup't, I spent the first year of retirement doing absolutely nothing simply because I could. Then the LOML decided that I should set up a shop in our garage so I could do something constructive.
Not being one to look a gift horse in the mouth, I said "yes ma'm, that is a wonderful idea". I'm building a curly maple and walnut box and I want wooden hinges of padauk. the instructions call for a minimum of 6" wide stock. my piece of padauk had a split so the most I could get was 4".
When I glued the 2 pieces together with TB II, after 1 hour drying time it
fell apart when I removd the clamps. I cleaned up the edges, wiped them
with acetone, reglued and reclamped, set for 2 hours. Same results.
I hope someone out there can offer some advice, even if you think I should go buy wider piece of padauk. Thanks for your help Jim Pritchett