csb333
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I am trying to make an african blackwood pen with aluminum accents. I first made a blank and then sawed it down the middle lenghtwise and sanded. I sandwiched a thin piece of aluminum, also sanded and glued with Loctite 5 minute epoxy. I clamped and let set for 2 days.Next I cut that piece lenghtwise, sanded and glued another piece of aluminum between the pieces and clamped. If you look at it on end it looks like a crosshair on a scope. This dried for a few days. Then I cut to appropriate length for cap and barrel. I am making the barrel closed end so I glued yet another piece of aluminum about 7/8" square on the barrel blank perpindicular to the other pieces and a short piece of blackwood after that for the closed end area. I drilled a pilot hole maybe 3/32" in each piece and then went with the big bit for the cap (it is a Jr. Statesman 2). The cap flew into two pieces at the aluminum when I started to drill. I got a hole in the closed end part and glued the tube. I turned this piece to about round until it split into 4 pieces, also at the aluminum. Neither of the pieces are damaged so I'm going to glue them back. What type glue do you suggest? Sincerely, Chris