glued laminates

properly applied and dried, that glue is stronger than the wood. Whether it can be safely turned is more a question for the turner than for the glue

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I have glued up 5 boards (3/4") and turned them for a table legs (total of 6) and no problem and I was using yellow glue.

Hi Lee, In most cases it is quite safe but it all depends on the type of wood you are using. A wood like maple can be glued up and turned very safely but if your using an oily exotic wood you need to take certain precautions. The joints should be fresh cut and then wiped down with a solvent. It also helps to rough the surface with sandpaper. Of course your joints need to be tight fitting. With most woods the glue joint is stronger than the wood itself but this doesn't hold true with some of the oily exotics. Bob

Simple answer would be yes.. Qualified with "if the glue joints are good (flush, complete contact, etc.) and the lathe speed is safe...

If you want to talk to a guy that REALLY knows about gluing and turning, contact "Turner Bob" or check out his web site:

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Rosemary Wright laminates several 3" or 4" planks together and turns them into large platters or discs that she then slices up to make her pieces, you can find her work on

. Some of her platters are rectangles that are cut from circular platter, some from rectangular blanks. I know she uses a planer to get her surfaces flat before gluing up with "Gorilla glue" and as far as I know she has not had any of these large pieces come apart on the lathe. I am sure she would be willing to advise you on how she does it. regard Chris

Get fussy about the interface. There should be no gaps when the boards are placed, not pushed, together. I can't comment on the type of glue being used, as I have been using Elmer's wood glues for the past 25 years with no failures (so why try another?).

Along that line, but not exactly, is a bowl from a SINGLE board, example

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That is in-line with the tests FWW did this year, TiteBond was better then any eruathane/erualane glue they tried