Paper Glue-up

[cypher]

Has anyone used the paper glue-up method? What I mean is when you glue two piece together with newspaper in between it. The idea is to make taking it apart easier. This is often used for inside out turning. What i want to know is if this method would hold strong enough to turn a stave bowl. The idea is to glue the stave bowl together in separate halves and then paper glue the two halves together. This way when the bowl is completed I can separate it without cutting. Has anyone tried this? I want to demonstrate to someone the thin wall consistency on a project but would like to put the bowl back together when done. It would also be helpful when doing ribbons.

 

[Steve Worcester]

I have done paper joints, using grocery bags. Generally they don't hold up to a big catch. So I don't know how well the would hold up to a thin wall construction. Figure the only thing holding the walls together at that point is the thickness of paper.

 

[Brian Hahn]

It's been a long time since I did paper joints, but I had much better luck using paper grocery bags. I never could get the newspaper joints to come apart right -- I ended up chiseling them apart and loosing wood on both sides of the joint.

 

[john lucas]

I've done exactly what you say. I use newspaper. I don't totally trust the glue joint on bowls especially if they are thin so I turn the outside first and then put nylon strapping tape around the outside to guarantee the bowl won't come apart. It's worked fine so far.