Hammer glue such a Grand Smell

[Robert Goodale]

Stephen Birkett wrote:

> Hide glue of the best quality should not smell bad, nor should it taste
> bad. In fact it should smell *good* in the pot and taste is certainly a
> test I would use. If glue stinks or doesn't taste good I throw it on the
> compost heap.  I have never found any hide glue on this side of the
> Atlantic that I would have in the shop - so I agree with your wife.
>
> Stephen

Hide glue is the same stuff that dog raw-hide bones are made from, more refined, of
course.  At one time I was rebuilding a lot of player pianos and my dog savored the
moment every time I discarded the old glue to make a fresh batch.  Never any
leftovers around that shop!!

Woof!

Rob Goodale, RPT