I received a grip in the mail that was slightly abused by the USPS. Its broken in 2 but the pieces marry back up cleanly. I believe I can glue back together without a scar. I plan to use a piece of threaded rod with necessary washers and nuts to use as a clamp. I have the following in-house: Rodbond, Gorilla Glue, Elmers Wood Glue. Which would give me the best results? Any other tips appreciated.

If it's real cork, I would use wood glue. Gorilla glue expands a lot.

David Dosser
Coshocton, OH

Titebond III would be my choice.

After that, the Elmers.

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Since you have it in house I would go with the Elmers, should be fine.

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I jut had a grip crack in 2 places. One I filled with ROd Bond, the other I used CA glue. Much to my surprise the CA glue worked a lot better than RB vbecasue there was less excess to clean up. I do not know how it will hold up though. The best part was the crack sealed in abotu 30 seconds.

A thin coat of rod bond and a tight fit

Bill - willierods.com

I would not use elmers my choice would be tight bond 3 as it is waterproof hands down. I use it for all wood glueing.

Kurt,
If you have a lathe, it is a nice thing to do a handle clean up on the lathe , after gluing the handle back together. If you do a clean up on the lathe, it really won't make much difference as to which glue you use to repair the handle.

Good luck
Roger

If the Elmers glue is the waterproof / exterrior type glue, then I would use it. If not , go with a thin coat of Rod Bond and a tight fit as Bill said. Whatever glue you use, it should be waterproof.

J.B.Hunt
Bowling Green, KY



Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 07/21/2011 06:16PM by Jay Hunt.

This might seem like a "dumb question" , but what exactly is CA Glue?

Cyanoacrylate. Super glue. Krazy Glue is one brand.

Chris Richer
Iroquois ON

Well I hope I didn't screw up. I glued this together the other day with Elmers woodworking glue. It doesn't say anything about being waterproof on the bottle. I glued it up before Jay's comment about the exterior type (didn't know there was more than one). So before I commit to gluing this to the blank I would like to see what others think. Should I go with my repaired grip done with standard Elmers wood glue (I use rodbond for attaching to blank) or order another grip?

Add'l question... There is one small chip at the repair seam. I plan to use a filler to fix it. I see Mudhole carries Elmers wood filler (golden oak color) as a cork filler. Good choice?

You will probably be ok on the cork repair. What you can expect to see after it has been wet numerous times, the glue will dissolve. But, if you had a tight fit on the repair, and you use Rod Bond to mount to the blank, it will stay together. I wouldn't worry about it. Go to your local building supply place and get a bottle of Titebond lll, good stuff and waterproof. While you are there, get a little tube of Elmers Wood Filler in Light Oak color to use for filling holes in cork, it's a good match.

J.B.Hunt
Bowling Green, KY

maybe I am old school but I have used Rod Bond regular for seats handles rings and never had a thing come loose on me

Bill - willierods.com

Bill,
I have to agree,
I have never used anything but 30 minute epoxy for either gluing up rings, or gluing handles on the blank. Never an issue, either coming loose, or weathering problems.

Roger

Put a coat or 2 of Tru oil on it to seal it. Especially since you are using filler. You can also use the U40 cork sealer, but I prefer Tru Oil. If you don't seal it after you use filler, the filler will come out very quickly. (Learned from experience)

David Dosser
Coshocton, OH

Thanks for the advice guys. I have some of the U40 so I will use that on the cork.