stripper canoe bead and cove?

jon_hagen · Post by **jon_hagen** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:49 pm

The instructions recommend edge gluing with epoxy glue. Is it ok to use bead and cove with Titebond II or III instead? I want to avoid epoxy if possible (except for the fiberglass of course). I have the router bits and am getting ready to strip.

Post by **Bill Edmundson** » Fri Jan 23, 2009 2:57 pm

Jon

In the wood strip canoe book that I used, they use Elmer's wood glue. the boat will beplenty glued together after it is glassed inside and out.

Bill

jon_hagen · Post by **jon_hagen** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 3:58 pm

I know I can use Elmers or Titebond. My concern is that if I don't use bead and cove, there will be a v between some of the strips. The epoxy glue dries clear. I don't want a glue that dries with a color. Is there a suitable glue that dries clear and is not epoxy? If so, I will go forward with that and forget the bead and cove.

Post by **Bill Edmundson** » Sun Jan 25, 2009 4:42 pm

I didn't even use bead and cove. And the dark Elmer's looks fine.

Bill

go · Post by go » Mon Jan 26, 2009 2:57 am

I agree with Bill,
I would skip the bead and cove, it´s an extra step...
Try your hand at "Rolling bevel" with straight edge strips.
I have tried both and I wouldn´t go trough the trouble of
routing the strips with bead and cove and just use conventional
white carpenters glue.

Ingólfur