Severed head #2: epoxy or PVA?
http://www.frets.com/FretsPages/Luthier/Technique/Structural/Broken...
I have a guitar with a similar crack as this one on Frank's page. It's a very inexpensive guitar, not worth of repairing at all, but I took it anyway as an opportunity to hone my finishing skills on it.
Would epoxy work better than PVA for regluing? I am thinking of backstrapping this guitar too, but for now I just want it back in one piece. The pieces fit perfectly (the front lost a big chunk of paint, but wood stayed intact). Looks like it's a poplar neck. :D
Would there be any benefit at all by using epoxy instead of wood glue?
Thanks!
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Permalink Reply by Jeff Highland on
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Similar to this is not really good enough. Pictures of the actual break are needed
Repairing headstock breaks really is a matter of reading the break properly first
If there is a good close fit, plenty of along the grain surface area, a simple glueup is often all that is required and backstrapping or splines(yuk) are not required or of benefit.
I'm with Frank on preference for Hot hide glue for this job wherever possible, but if you have not used it before, gluing a headstock is not the place to learn.
PVA? is not ideal if you are talking ordinary white glue. Titebond original is a second choice to Hot hide.
Epoxy I avoid unless I need the gap filling properties, and never the consumer grade 2 tube stuff.
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Permalink Reply by Ned Knepp on
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I tend to stay away from epoxy on almost everything because it's unforgiving if the first attempt doesn't work. Cleaning out old epoxy is practically impossible if you ever need to glue it up again.
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Permalink Reply by Mario Cardenas on
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I'd normally use Hide Glue for a peghead break. I've never worked with epoxy but. My peghead repairs remained glue after i changed to hide glue. As Jeff points out, maybe you shouldn't learn to use it on this one. The good thing about hide glue is that it is totally reversible.
There are two videos (or many)on youtube on peghead repair with epoxy. One is with Bryan Galloup and the other one with Robert Obrien (not shure if that one is with epoxy). Maybe you could get some ideas.
Also Frank Ford's site has tons of info about glues. Maybe you'd like to check befor. Good luck!
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