We are in the middle of a sweet custom rebuild of an old wooden Thompson. What I was wondering is if I should glue the new bow and barrelback plywood down to the framing members. When we removed the old delaminated plywood, it literally just popped off. It definetly was glued with some type of adhesive. It appeared to be a construction adhesive that doesnt penetrate the wood grain very well and its long term adhesion capability is not very good. Before we apply the new bow and barrelback plywood should we use a wood glue, construction adhesive, or some other type of glue. Or should we forget about using any glue and just fasten it with screws. Any help you can give me would be greatly appreciated.
