laminating/segmenting

[GoodTurns]

Is CA the glue of choice for laminated/segmented blanks or is something else better? I have some thin" boards on hand and would like to give it a try. Also, are there any woods that don't like each other? I know to keep the densities close for ease of turning, but are there other factors? Should I align grain or cross grain?

Did a search in the library for laminating but did not get any hits.

thanks

 

[wdcav1952]

Jon,

Did you see this article?

http://www.penturners.org/content/SegPenBlanks.pdf

 

[GoodTurns]

i love terminology! my laminating is another's segmenting (yeah, technically different but awfully similar)

Thanks

 

[wdcav1952]

No problem, Jon. I usually can find things, but getting up the nerve to try ideas like segmenting/laminating is tough for me.

 

[Ron in Drums PA]

Give it a shot Cav!

If it looks good, show us. If it don't, hide it.
Besides, it's just wood, the stuff grows on trees.
What have you got to lose?

 

[Ron in Drums PA]

Originally posted by GoodTurns
<br />Is CA the glue of choice for laminated/segmented blanks or is something else better?

For pens I think CA works fine, on certain types up glue ups I use yellow glue.

I have some thin" boards on hand and would like to give it a try. Also, are there any woods that don't like each other?

Yes and no.
Some wood looks better together than other woods. I would not mix hardwood with softwood.

I know to keep the densities close for ease of turning, but are there other factors? Should I align grain or cross grain?

I would align the grain. But since the wood is so thin I wouldn't worry to much about densities. I would pay attention with gluing oily wood like cocobolo to maple.