[TheForge] bellows

[Daniel Kretchmar]

I used upholstery nails into the side of the plywood but slathered on
Barge cement on the wood first.  3 years so far without a leak at the
seam.  I did repair a puncture wound by cutting a piece of leather and
using Barge cement to glue it on.  Strong stuff!

Danr

On Mon, Dec 20, 2010 at 2:33 PM, Paul N <crosspein at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> That's the second mention of nailing into the edge of the plywood that I
> received. I'll have to give that some thought.
>
> Do you know off hand how thick the paddles are? I'm going to guess about
> 4/4 or maybe 5/4 lumber.
>
> Thanks,
> **Paul
>
> On 12/20/10 2:04 PM, Allen Ortery wrote:
>> We just rebuilt the one at New Salem.  16 to 20 oz. canvas works
>> great. the canvas that we replaced had been on the bellows for 20+
>> years. Make sure to seal the canvas, used concrete sealer from Sherwin
>> Williams. The plywood may not hold the nails well, lot of pressure.
>> Ours is made out of real wood, even the floating ribs you can't see,
>> the good solid core plywood might work best, unless some has built one
>> out of the other stuff with success.
>>
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