whitening hide glue question

[Jon Page]

Gordon,

1 part titanium oxide to 5 parts hide glue crystals.
Blend well, add water, season to taste.

Jon Page
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. (jpage@capecod.net)
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At 12:57 PM 8/5/98 EDT, you wrote:
>List,
>
>My apologies if this has already been discussed but.....
>
>I'm about to reattach some ivory heads with hide glue.  I want to use the
>titanium dioxide powder to whiten the glue, but I am wondering at what point
>does the addition of too much whiting affect the strength of the glue to
where
>it is unsuitable for the job.  It seems to me that I've added a lot already,
>but I don't think the glue is white enough yet.
>
>(BTW, I do have Jim Harvey's post on making ivory wafers.)
>
>Thanks in advance for any suggestions.
>
>Gordon Large, RPT
>Maine
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