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[Marty Hopey]

Hi

I have bought my first wooden model ship to build and have a quick question. I am building the Occre Polaris and wondering if white wood glue is okay for deck planking. Instructions say contact glue but would prefer to use something that would allow time for small adjustments . Any advice would be great, thanks in advance.

 

[Tobias]

Hello and welcome, you can use the glue that suits you best. I glued everything in Essex with wood glue.

 

[Marty Hopey]

Thank you for your help. Just hoping I can complete it without making too many mistakes !

 

[Short John Bronze]

A man (or woman) who never made a mistake never made anything

 

[Adry]

Hi

I have bought my first wooden model ship to build and have a quick question. I am building the Occre Polaris and wondering if white wood glue is okay for deck planking. Instructions say contact glue but would prefer to use something that would allow time for small adjustments . Any advice would be great, thanks in advance.

I preffer white wood glue.
Here, you can follow posts for help, for example: mapoo

Cheers

 

[Marty Hopey]

A man (or woman) who never made a mistake never made anything

Good point. I am sure the more I do the more confident I will become.

 

[Korsan]

You can also use UHU-Hart .Allows you making adjustments during application dries more rapid than PVA and less quicker than CA and is waterroof.

 

[Marty Hopey]

Thank you. I might consider this too.

 

[Corsair]

Welcome to the forums and this wonderful hobby Marty !
I use a combination of glues depending on what I'm doing.
For deck planking I use the slightly yellow wood glue.
I don't see why white glue wouldn't work except that it won't stand up to prolonged exposure to water (incase you are actually considering placing it in water).

Jeff

 

[Marty Hopey]

Thanks Jeff, not planning to put this boat in water thanks. Given this is my first model I would very much doubt it’s sea worthiness. I will take your thoughts in to account though. Thanks again and much appreciated.

 

[Wolle]

Hello Marty, welcome to our forum. It would be nice if you would create a construction report. I think that would be very interesting for all of us.

 

[Marty Hopey]

I could try. How do I do this? If nothing else it might give more experienced members a good laugh I suppose

 

[zoly99sask]

Welcome aboard!

 

[Corsair]

I could try. How do I do this? If nothing else it might give more experienced members a good laugh I suppose

You go into the forum
SOS Build Logs from Wood
And start a new thread.

 

[Marty Hopey]

that’s great. I think it would be a great way for me to record my first build. Thank you.

 

[Corsair]

that’s great. I think it would be a great way for me to record my first build. Thank you.

Its also a place where you can ask questions about your build.

 

[Marty Hopey]

Even better. There may be lots of those.

 

[Marty Hopey]

Thanks for the advice about the construction report. I have a small start with this and will continue over the coming weeks.

 

[Kurt Konrath]

White or yellow PVA glue allows some time to adjustments and is easy to wipe away any excess that might squeeze out between planks.

I have rarely used contact glue in model ship building, but I am only a beginner myself in reference to the many well experienced builders on this forum.

 

[Marty Hopey]

Thank you for this. Starting to feel a little more confident.