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| Author: | periodthree [ Sat Feb 20, 2010 7:03 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Paua Shell as Headstock Veneer |
Hi, I'm planning on using a sheet of Paua Shell as the Headstock veneer for a Baritone Ukuele I'm building.  Has anyone done this before and give me some pointers on the best glue to use. Titebond? Epoxy? The last thing I want is in a few years time for the laminate to start separating from the Headstock. The back is a resin as shown in the photo below.  thanks, Geoff. |
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| Author: | Dave Rickard [ Sun Feb 21, 2010 9:32 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Paua Shell as Headstock Veneer |
Geoff, I haven't worked with pearl like that. I did want to welcome you to the forum. I'm sure someone will be able to help you out. |
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| Author: | Chris Paulick [ Sun Feb 21, 2010 12:06 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Paua Shell as Headstock Veneer |
The only thing I see about using abalam like that is the seams between the shell strips not being attractive in my opinion. I haven't seen an abalam sheet with a backing on it before. How thick is the sheet and where did you get it? |
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| Author: | Bob Garrish [ Sun Feb 21, 2010 1:51 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Paua Shell as Headstock Veneer |
I'd sand the back with 220 or 400 to activate it and use CA as a first choice. When I've glued shell to various surfaces (pretty much everything: wood, metal, plastic) the CA joints were most solid over time. Epoxy would probably be a good second choice, but I wouldn't bother unless you have some specific reason not to use CA. I also haven't tested epoxy on shell, so I can't give any results. |
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| Author: | Ken C [ Mon Feb 22, 2010 3:34 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Paua Shell as Headstock Veneer |
+1 for Epoxy |
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| Author: | periodthree [ Tue Feb 23, 2010 6:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Paua Shell as Headstock Veneer |
Thanks for the responses Bob and Chris. The Paua Shell sheet I bought (rightly or wrongly) through eBay. I haven't checked the but the item description gave it's thickness as 0.013" or 0.33mm thick. The resin backing will need to be finely sanded as it to doesn't appear, at least to this little black duck, to be sufficiently smooth or true to provide an effective surface to glue. It looks the goods though. Thanks for your help. Geoff. |
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