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Woodworking hide glue. Glue blocks and rub joints with hide glue. Ancient hide glue techniques join modern woodworking and practically everything else. Hide glue s uniquely quick tacking makes it simple to add them. I talk hide glue up every chance i get work part time at rockler and it s unbelievable the skepticism that exists out there.
Sure it takes a pot in which to mix the glue a heat source to melt the hide glue crystals or pearls and once that s over there is a short pot life in which to use the glue. Complicated glue ups that require longer open time working time would be made simpler using hide glue. In both antiques and modern furniture you ll often find glue blocks under a top or base and around furniture feet. Any kind of joint that fits tight and would be hard to clamp together if when the wood swells using pva glue then hide glue may be the ticket.
Sign up for eletters today and get the latest techniques and how to from fine woodworking plus special offers. Liquid hide glue my favorite sticky stuff for most woodworking in her blog megan fitzpatrick details why she uses liquid hide glue in about 90 of her interior woodworking and it s not just because of the longer open time. Hide glue is a pleasure to use. Award winning instructor frank strazza of the heritage school of woodworking discusses the history of hide glue goes over the pros and cons of using it and demonstrates the proper way to prepare.
Hide glue has been around woodworking since it began. I also learned that i have used the hide glue that he makes and it is a very good product. In addition to the longer open time one of the things i really like about hide glue is that it acts as a lubricant for putting together tight joints like dovetails box joints and mortise and tenon joints. Hammer veneering with hide glue using only a veneer hammer no clamps or vacuum bags.
Old fashion hide glue is one of the oldest kinds of adhesives on the planet but even in this age of snazzy high tech super glues it remains a highly useful sometimes indispensable addition to the woodworker s arsenal of stickums. The complete guide to joint maki. What first attracted me to liquid hide glue is the long open time it takes all the stress out of glue ups. So hide glue is definitely handy for these types of projects due to its reversibility.