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Re: Bubinga?
By:Nick W
Date: 1/11/2001, 11:27 am
In Response To: Bubinga? (Dale Frolander)

Dale,
I used it on my boat and did not have any problem with glue or resin bonding to it, but it was difficult to bend and very difficult to twist. While I didn't bend it to the point of failure I had no problem with splintering and it was my impression that it would fail suddenly and clean, rather than a spintering fracture. It really does look good when finished .
Good luck,

Nick

: I was wondering if any of you have worked with bubinga.

: If so, does it bend easily when cut in strips or does it crack or splinter?
: Does glue and resin bond to it easily without any special preparations?

: Does it look good when it's finished? It's hard to tell what the final color
: of some woods will look like before their finished with resin and varnish.

: Thanks,
: Dale

Messages In This Thread

Bubinga?
Dale Frolander -- 1/10/2001, 9:53 pm
Re: Bubinga?
Nick W -- 1/11/2001, 11:27 am
Thanks all
Dale Frolander -- 1/11/2001, 1:37 pm
Re: Bubinga?
Don Beale -- 1/11/2001, 11:24 am
Re: Bubinga?
Grant Goltz -- 1/10/2001, 11:04 pm