Glue for laminated rib construction

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Paul
  Just to be clear I've used the Bolduc glue exclusively  & I really Like it. 
 My  real complaint is that it's expensive & I can't buy it bulk.  To me  
it's such a great glue.  
   As to clamping ,When I make pinblocks I make them one at a  time no double 
panels......so it's not a wide panel & I can get clamps every  where.  I 
always check for glue lines and such & I have no issues with  my protocol except I 
use every clamp I have. I'm looking for another way to  laminate them. Even 
so  it's not difficult or arduous to make these blocks  with proper equipment & 
haven't tuned many others that make smile as  much as this.  It's all 
Farrells fault.  HE made the first one  for me one about 4 years ago & I got hooked.
 It's very satisfying. With a  6 mm delignit bridge  cap  top and quarter 
sawn maple cross banded under neath there  is, for all intents and purposes zero 
flag poling & such a accurate &  smooth tuning. 
  Thanks to all for all the glue advise
   
    Dale:

I've  used the Bolduc glue for pinblock lamination for several years when I'm 
 oversizing them or building up multi-level blocks. The only issue for me is 
even  clamping pressure and the size of the panels that I've been working with 
since I  don't have a full soundboard press system (still buying them from 
Andre with  nary a complaint other than I ache to be making them myself :-). I 
don't see why  it wouldn't work with rib stock laminates as well. As I recall, 
Andre told me  several years ago when I was interviewing him for the Journal 
that he uses his  own glue for the pinblocks he makes as well. You might ask  
him.

Paul







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