asm Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 i saw on driskill's site that he had to use a special epoxy (not regular epoxy) to glue up one of his cocobolo bodies, said normal epoxy or titebond wouldnt work. i think he got it from lmii.com cause its called "cocobolo epoxy" or something near that. anyways. ive got some ebony and bolivian rosewood. should i just make the cut, wipe down with acetone or paint thinner to take the oils off the top, then titebond it like anything else, or shoudl i do that and then put some epoxy or special made glue? i know its a bit more oily than mohogany per se, but is it that finicky? i know i should test first, but just wanted to get an idea. how do you guys glue down ebony fretboards down? thx for any help t Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Setch Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 You can use regular titebond, hot hide glue (not the pre-mixed) or epoxy. I plan to use epoxy to attach my fretboard on the LP I'm building, to avoid the moisture present in titebond causing my neck to backbow (this has been a problem on my last two guitars so I'm keen to avoid it again!). I've attached 2 rosewood and one ebony board with Titebond, and they've all held perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asm Posted August 13, 2004 Author Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 thanks setch. ive been reading up on the moisture content in the titebond and it being a good idea to wait a little then resand to make sure any bows are out, and im on pressed schedule so i think that the epoxy route will be the best way to go to start off with. btw if anyone is intrested what im talking about here is the glue: http://www.lmii.com/CartTwo/thirdproducts....+All+Wood+Epoxy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SonofaMesa Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 In my experience, Ebony and Rosewood glue easy enough. With cocobolo, you just need to wipe it down with acetone before hand and itll work with titebond. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
68 lost souls Posted August 13, 2004 Report Share Posted August 13, 2004 I heard that lighter fluid is a good thing to wipe oily wood with to remove the oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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