Glue recommendation for Bamboo plywood?

[fritter63]

Just put my first order in for some bamboo plywood to make a table top and also a small Stickley side table.

Really excited about the prospects for this material.

Even thinking about making a G&G knockoff and calling it "Green Greene & Greene".

Anybody got advice on which type of glue to use? Standard titebond or gorilla glue (PVC)? Or you should I go with a poly glue?

 

[BUTTER]

Gorilla Glue IS a polyurethane glue.
And it might be a better choice here than aliphatic glue (ex Titebond) bc of the way those glues gain their bonding strength.

Just be sure to mist gluing surfaces with a little water before using the polyurethane;  the moisture content in bamboo ply is insufficient to fully activate.

 

[fritter63]

Gorilla Glue IS a polyurethane glue.

*SOME* Gorilla glue is polyurethane, but not all:

Gorilla Wood Glue

NOTE: Misspelled "PVA" as "PVC" in OP.

 

[monte]

On bathroom cabinets I made from Ply-boo bamboo plwood  a couple of years back I used Unibond 800 urethane glue.
It worked extremely well.

http://www.vacupress.com/veneerglue.htm

 

[jmbfestool]

Gorilla Glue is no better than any other glue just a market hype with a lot of advertising.  In UK more expensive for no reason at all.

 

[fritter63]

Gorilla Glue is no better than any other glue just a market hype with a lot of advertising.  In UK more expensive for no reason at all.

But there's something very zen about using Gorilla glue on bamboo.....

 

[orientalbamboo]

Just put my first order in for some bamboo plywood to make a table top and also a small Stickley side table.

Really excited about the prospects for this material.

Even thinking about making a G&G knockoff and calling it "Green Greene & Greene".

Anybody got advice on which type of glue to use? Standard titebond or gorilla glue (PVC)? Or you should I go with a poly glue?

We had a local glue manufacturer run a few tests on which glues were best for different applications using bamboo plywood.

I compiled a report from the lab tests that gives the results for wet & dry applications, the bonding strength for each type of bamboo board (natural or carbonized), etc. Should be helpful.

You can just Google the glue manufacturer to see the details of each glue that was lab tested. Then find a comparable product in your country.

I've attached a copy of the report.

 

[tbellemare]

Thanks for the info'. I've been thinking about experimenting with bamboo also.

Tom

 

[orientalbamboo]

Thanks for the info'. I've been thinking about experimenting with bamboo also.

Tom

Pleasure! Hope it helps.