At 03:44 PM 1/1/2014, you wrote: >I have also used FPL-16A thinned with lacquer thinner as a varnish >and it also works great. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
FPL-16A is good stuff. All my wood bonding was done with FPL-16A. It is highly rated by Forest Products Laboratory. All my test pieces broke wood and not glue joints, some breaking right across the joint at an angle with the bond still holding. For an ultimate test I coated regular pine stock with FPL-16A, let it cure to a shine, then glued those two pieces together without scuffing. That test also broke wood with the joint intact. Us small amount of flox if joint has a small gap or on a vertical joint where epoxy may tend to run. Also, on an epoxy joint, don't put so much pressure on the joint that you squeeze out all the glue. There are other glues that require a very tight fit with lots of pressure, but not with epoxy. Only down side, if it can be considered a downside, is that the epoxy is white and may look more "sloppy" than a joint that cures "clear". That's the primary reason I painted my interior. Larry Flesner
