Clueing Teak

barfwinkle · Post by **barfwinkle** » Apr 24th, '11, 10:30

Happy Easter to all

Can you clue and clamp teak or is it too oily to hold?

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David van den Burgh · Post by **David van den Burgh** » Apr 24th, '11, 10:55

barfwinkle wrote:Happy Easter to all

Can you clue and clamp teak or is it too oily to hold?

Fair Winds

I've glued teak using epoxy with a bit of thickener, and it holds fine. I always give the mating surfaces a thorough wipe/cleaning with acetone prior to gluing.

Markst95 · Post by **Markst95** » Apr 24th, '11, 13:43

I second the epoxy. Going on two years for a repair on my combing board and its still solid. I tried gorilla glue once and it did'nt hold.

RichS · Post by **RichS** » Apr 24th, '11, 13:51

I have done this on repairs and have been successful only when the wood is cleaned with acetone right before glueing with epoxy. I did this once in a hurry without the acetone and it never took. Good luck! Especially with the price of teak!

rollo_cd26 · Post by **rollo_cd26** » Apr 25th, '11, 15:33

First remove any debris and clean with acetone, then slather on the epoxy and clamp using saran wrap to keep your clamps from become part of the boat. I fixed the broken toe rail on my CD-26D and then filled and faired the voids left with West System 105/205 and some light fairing compound. I saved and reused the bung plugs to cover the screw holes, and it most looks like there was no break at all.

Oswego John · Post by **Oswego John** » Apr 25th, '11, 16:08

Hi Barf,

I wish I had a nickel for everytime I glued teak. I'd maybe have enough to buy a round trip flight out to see you and the Admiral in OK, Oklahoma.

Sometimes when the mood is on me, I add some teak dust to the filler to really hide the joint.

Sawdust is okay but sanding dust is finer and better for this.

BTW, can you detect that I am in a very whimsical mood today. All is right with the world in tropical Oswego. (for the past twenty minutes) Our daffodils are finally out and the forsythia is now showing color.

But please, I beg you, stop sending all that rain up here.

Best regards,

All the best,
O J

Dean Abramson · Post by **Dean Abramson** » Apr 25th, '11, 16:40

You can try to clue teak, but it never seems to get it. Maybe it's too dense.

:-)

Dean

barfwinkle · Post by **barfwinkle** » Apr 25th, '11, 16:50

Thank each of you for the advice and comments. I now know what to do.

OJ 10 days ago we were between 5" & 6" behind on the year for rain (Source=NWS). Thursday night the Admiral (aka Mamadore), the grandson and I sat on the front porch in lawn chairs in a Toad Strangler (Oklahoma term) without enough wind to blow a fart off a frog's ***, while one mile to the east of us, as the crow flies (I believe that one to be pretty much national), a tornado tore up Jack! Sirens sounded here in and we just stayed put even though the neighbors invited us to join them in the Storm Cellar! The Admiral and I both agreed that, Quoting here, "we'll take our chances in the tub" after he walked off!

Last night while we were trying to watch the freakin TV (couldn't do it for all the freakin break ins by the local wx gods) the den (that we were sitting in) flooded. Now, I should add that we live about 200' from the crest of a ridge that is 200 feet or so above the surround terrain! The ground is so saturated here, that absolutely nothing is soaking in. In fact its pouring as these very words are penned (what's PC for todays technology).

Having said all of that, we'll be screaming for more come July and August.

Thanks again to all.

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barfwinkle · Post by **barfwinkle** » Apr 25th, '11, 16:58

Sorry for the boggus information OJ. The correct vernacular (you might need to look that one up OJ, I did) is "blow a fart off a gnat's ***"!

Check out <a target="new" href="http://radar.weather.gov/radar.php?rid= ... op=no">Our Radar</a>.

We live just SW of Fort Smith AR

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