<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=UTF-8 http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charse= t=utf-8"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2730.1700" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>In a message dated 9/28/2003 1:00:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, lclgcnp@= yahoo.com writes:</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"><FONT face=Arial>I was wondering today if glue-line creep could= be<BR>considered a significant factor in the ( alleged )<BR>self-destructio= n of compression-crowned boards? After<BR>all, hide glue becomes fairly gela= tinous in all but<BR>very low humidity, so this, combined with the glue<BR>l= ine stress in CC boards could lead to premature<BR>failure, and increased co= mpression-ridging.<BR>     But this may be much less of a&nbs= p; problem with<BR>modern glue types.<BR>    Right?<BR>  &nbs= p; Thump</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040>    =   <FONT size=4>I really don't think it's an issue. The stuff is hard = unless you put it in a sauna bath</FONT>.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face="Times New Roman" color=#000040 size=4>   Da= le</FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>