[CAUT] Hot Hide glue woes (??)

[ed440@mindspring.com]

The color depends on when in the process the glue is extracted from the hides.
The first boil is lightest, then each extraction grows darker and smellier.
The darker it is, the longer it takes to set, which may be why darker glue was used for piano rims.
I believe the clearest is the weakest, but is still stronger than wood.
Bjorn Industries produces 12 grades of hide glue to produce various viscosities as needed by the furniture trades.
Very industrious, those Bjorns.
Ed Sutton


-----Original Message-----
>From: Michelle Stranges <stranges@Oswego.EDU>
>Sent: Jan 9, 2006 11:00 AM
>To: College and University Technicians <caut@ptg.org>
>Subject: [CAUT] Hot Hide glue woes (??)
>
>Hi Folks..
>
>I am wondering if I could get some feedback on the characteristics of  
>the glue *you* use.
>
>I love hot hide glue (who doesn't??) but I am having concerns that  
>mine doesn't  "look" nice.
>
>Now this *ain't* some girly thing- I just wonder if I've got  
>something weird here.
>
>They say in the directions that it should look.. you know... kinda  
>transparent, healthy (sorry I don't have them with me)
>
>While I *do* feel the glue I mix is gonna do it's job- it just  
>doesn't LOOK good.
>The batch I've been working with- in no way is it transparent and a  
>light caramel color.
>I have tried spirng water in exachange for regular tap water, clean  
>jars and brushes and Voodoo chants.
>
>It still looks not like it should.
>
>This has happened a couple of times and I even called Pianotek and  
>they gladly sent me some more to replace.
>
>What color is your parachute?
>(and glue??)
>
>:)
>
>Strange is
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