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Gluing bone to wood ?

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Alexandru Marian

Post subject: Gluing bone to wood ?

Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 6:42 am

Brazilian Rosewood

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Currently finishing a bridge tie block - i do not want an add-on layer of bone and marquetry, but only a corner inlay in bone, about 1.8x1.8mm in profile.

I am wondering if I shouldn't use CA instead of my regular fish glue. I suppose fish would do a great job but something is whispering in my ear "CA ...cA.."

What do you use?

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Colin S

Post subject: Re: Gluing bone to wood ?

Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:34 am

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Location: England

Fish, HHG, Titebond, or LMI white will all do the job. CA might stain the bone.

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Hesh

Post subject: Re: Gluing bone to wood ?

Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 7:43 am

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What Colin said.

When Madonna was seeing Sean Penn one night while he was sleeping she got upset with him and dripped CA in his crotch..... He awoke and was all....... glued together. The story got out because he had to go the the ER where they used CA debonder (acetone) to undo the damage. So yes CA will work fine on things like nuts......

but staining may be an issue.

To glue my guitar nuts.... on I simply use the smallest drop of Titebond applied with a tooth pick under the nut and on the face of the nut that will contact the end of the fret board. This way when I want to remove the nut just a light tonk with a wooden block and a fret hammer and the nut comes loose.

The use of a wooden block and a little hammer technique comes from Frank Ford.

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CWLiu

Post subject: Re: Gluing bone to wood ?

Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 8:43 am

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Location: Taiwan

I prefer titebond over CA and fish glue.

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Todd Rose

Post subject: Re: Gluing bone to wood ?

Posted: Mon Jun 23, 2008 9:49 am

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CA staining bone? I haven't seen this. Have I just been lucky?

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