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The wood moisture has to be within bounds. We forget the importance of wood<BR>
moisture content on the adhesive when we blithely talk about taking wood<BR>
down to 4% for compression-crowning. Most adhesives work best on wood<BR>
between approximately 7% and 9% MC. Below 6% the wood starts absorbing<BR>
enough solvent -- usually water -- from the adhesive to start affecting the<BR>
adhesive bond. At 4% things get really dicey.<BR>
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</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SERIF" FACE="Times New Roman" LANG="0"> Hi Del<BR>
Are you referring to all glues under the aformentioned dry conditions. Out of curiosity what is your glue of choice for rib bond and board to rim joint in your rebellying systemology ? Am I understanding you to say that this heated press is what you are using? or not?</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=3 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
Dale Erwin</FONT><FONT COLOR="#000000" style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #ffffff" SIZE=2 FAMILY="SANSSERIF" FACE="Arial" LANG="0"><BR>
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