<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.3059" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Hi Jim,</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Yes, I do use epoxy - West System, thickened to a  creamy consistency with  #403 Microfibers. I've done it both ways - run the laminations through a drum sander to get a nice smooth bonding surface (prefer to not use planer as the epoxy bonds better to a slightly-rough sanded surface), or if I have a good blade on my band saw and am producing really smooth cuts, yes I sometime go directly from the saw to bonding. However, I think you get a better product by getting everything equal thickness, etc. with the drum sander.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>If I built a set a caps for a client, the laminations are run through the drum sander.</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>----- Original Message -----  <BR>> What secondary stock prep on the various bridge lamininations follows your<BR>> bandsaw resawing...Or, do you use epoxy so you can <BR>> go right from the bandsaw to the glueup?<BR>> <BR>> Jim I   <BR>></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>