Hardwoods expand and contract more than softwoods. The risk of
delamination is higher with hardwoods. That may be where the warning
comes from.

--
Matt Langenfeld
JEM Watercraft
http://www.jemwatercraft.com


Mike Brannon wrote:
Greetings group, I was wondering if anyone has had any trouble with epoxy
glue and white oak. I'm building several laminations here of thin white oak
to form frames, sheer clamps, stem etc. and I recently ran across something
in print that warned of glueing up oak in such a manner. So far it has been
trouble free for me but it seemed appropriate to ask the knowledge base at
this forum of their experiences before proceeding at full speed.

best regards, Mike Brannon,
24 foot gardner designed power dory in progress.