hey all,
has anyone ever tried gluing Ipe together. A friend tried to glue several 3/4 inch boards together along the edges to make an outdoor cutting board for a barbecue. He tried with gorilla glue, but the joints popped. (the edges were planed and cleaned with acetone to remove the oil prior ot gluing) Any other ideas on a glue that would work better? Epoxy? or is Ipe ungluable? Has anyone ever tried gluing this stuff before?
Thanks,
brad.
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sure. any glue that is rated for outside will fly. The acetone is not needed...a strong surface like a tongue and groove is the best.
The inherent flaw was the material not being acclimated to out doors/or left with one side damp and the other in the sun I guess.
I'd consider a biscuted joint or a milled edge to create more glue suface..I have cutting boards of Ipe that have been dishwashered..used Titebond II and still there after 15 yrs.
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