[pianotech] tightening balance hole was Bouncing Bostons

Ron Nossaman rnossaman at cox.net
Sat Jul 31 12:18:33 MDT 2010


Ryan Sowers wrote:
> Bill Smith (who made the Golden Hammer Award for many years) presented a 
> class on glues several years ago. He emphasized that Elmer's glue is 
> "good glue". He put together some small blocks of wood, and then put 
> them in a baggie with some water for a day. You could see that the glue 
> line had become "milky" but nobody was able to pull them apart.

Elmer's Glue-All will most definitely cold creep under 
pressure, which makes it unsuitable for general woodwork in my 
shop. It's probably fine for felt work, though I prefer hot 
hide glue for that. The one thing I find it ideal for Is 
balance rail holes.
Ron N


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