hide glue

[Gordon Wilson]

On Wed, 4 Oct 1995, GABRIEL ZWIERSKI wrote:

> Sorry to keep beating a dead horse, but...
>     ...first chance I've had to respond to this
>     When I'm using hot glue (I normally use granular or 1st water crushed
> sheet), I  normally keep 2 pots going.  The first is full strength (for
> veneering and contact gluing) and the second is a mixture of the first with
> Franklin Liquid hide glue (and sometimes water) added to retard setup time (and
> sometimes strength).  The amount of Franklin's and additional water vary
> according to the job.  After a couple of initial experiments I was able to
> pretty much eyeball the required amounts needed for various setting times and
> strengths needed for the application.
>     It behoofs me to add that in a pinch, you can use Knox unflavored
> gelatine (don't use Jell-o --- too much sugar !-)
>
>           Gabriel Zwierski
>           Finisher/polisher
>
> "No case too hard"
>
>
Great hide glue puns!  <<Dead Horse>>...<<behoofs>>

intentional, I presume?

Gordon Wilson