ES4-B 1st Build

[JimC]

I'd be inclined to use titebond, I think I'd have trouble keeping CA under control. I wouldn't see wood swell as a serious issue, and titebond way easier to remove excess glue and keep the job clean and neat. I'd use epoxy only if I were going to epoxy coat the fingerboard.

[fender3x]

I'd be inclined to use titebond, I think I'd have trouble keeping CA under control. I wouldn't see wood swell as a serious issue, and titebond way easier to remove excess glue and keep the job clean and neat. I'd use epoxy only if I were going to epoxy coat the fingerboard.

I ruled out epoxy, because my shop/garage is also my office/garage and I am in it all day of almost every day. I don't like to have toxic stuff in here if I can avoid it. Given what I am hearing, I will probably use Titebond, which is my go-to glue for everything wooden unless it needs to be air-/watertight.

Should I thin the Titebond with a little water, or just wipe off excess? My worry is that the slots are just slightly larger than .020 (my .022 feeler gauge will not fit in the slot). I can slide all the veneers back and forth in the slot, but it's pretty tight. Gave each just enough of a sand with 400 to knock off any burrs. My vernier caliper is not precise enough to tell me how thick the veneer is, but if I use it to get the gap, and then use a feeler gauage in the gap, it should be around .015.... so maybe better not to thin?