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From your experiences, what glues have you found to work best when attaching wood purfling strips to wood binding prior to bending the bindings?
I have used LMI white glue and Titebond Translucent in the past when attaching black fibre purfling to wood binding with pretty good success but on occasion I've had some de-lamination during the bending process at the tight bend of the waist. I'm hoping to eliminate this.
I will be attaching a .030" red and .022" black dyed wood purfling strips to curly maple. I figure I'll have to bend at around 250 to 280 degrees at a mininum.
What do you all suggest?
Thanks.

Kevin

I have mostly used lmi and CA, mostly without issue. I have read that titebond 2 is more heat resistant and in this instance would be a good choice. I have not tried it.

I always bend two binding\purfling stacks together purfling to purfling, tightly taped. That way they will re-laminate when the glue cools.

I have never done it before but on another forum it was suggested that Titebond 3 could be used. I plan to try it in the near future. Personally I would also like to hear more from the pros on here about their experience.

I have been using Titebond III for this application. I find that it does not delaminate while bending in my Fox bender. It is the only application that I use it for but it works very well. Good luck!

Sylvan, I believe I will go with the Titebond III and give it a go. My understanding is it is more heat resistant.