Woods of the World Epoxy Adhesion Testing
by Tom Pawlak — GBI Technical Advisor
Above: Epoxy’s adhesion to wood is the focus of this study of dozens of wood varieties from Africa and the Philippines.
We recently purchased a 154-piece wood sampler from Eisenbrand Inc., Torrance, California. The 3″ × 6″ × ½” specimens originated from points all around the world. Each specimen was provided with its common name, scientific name, and country of origin. There were several specimens we’d never heard of in this study of epoxy’s adhesion to wood. Continue reading