hide glueing ivory

[Marvin McDonald]

Jon,
We have had great results with cold hide glue mixed with the titanium
oxide.  It will not curl the ivory but you do need to leave it clamped
overnight.

On the hot hide glue you might want to keep the keys clamped overnight
just to make sure you don't end up with the ivory curling on you.

----Marvin McDonald

Jon Page wrote:

> I'm tacking down the front edges on a keyboard with
> hot hide glue w/ show-white (titanium oxide).
>
> I've had mixed results with CA glue and have not
> had problems with this method.
> It's been a while though.
>
> What is the minimum clamp time?
>
> The first batch has been clamped for 2 hours
> and they seem set but I don't want the edges to curl up
> by removing the clamps too soon.
>
> A brief peek in the archives did not hold the answer.
>
> Thanks,