Thread: Natural glue/epoxy for bamboo or wood?

Hello from Denmark

Found this forum googling wood work's forums .... Impressive place you have here

Would appreciate some advice on this:

I'm looking for a natural tree sap/resin that I can use to glue thin strips of wood or fiber sheets made out of bamboo (sort of like carbon fiber sheets).

It can also be an epoxy or epoxy-like adhesive but if so it preferably should be made from natural ingredients and be non-toxic to work with.

I will be using the sap/resin/epoxy for a bike so it needs to be able to accept vibrations and some degree of deformation, water, sun, heat etc. (and last at least a 100 years ).

Where I live I also have access to fresh or slightly thickened spruce sap (or is it called "resin"?). I tried to cure the sap in the oven, however, not with a good result. Any of you know how to do this (preferably with natural materials). Also, which natural fluid can I use to thin the sap/resin that will also allow it to cure afterwards when it evaporates/chemically reacts?

Any suggestions appreciated.

Yo mates in Australia. Hope life is good where you are

Greetings,

Jesper