SV: Storage of Hide Glue?!

[Ola Andersson]

Hi

It seems Stephen Birkett already answered this one but I mail this post anyway because below is two great posts from the past that I hope is OK to use with out permition because they are so good together. 

I've just taken out from my refridgerator hide glue that is one year old. It is fresh, new and has a nice smell. I've just glued two pieces of wood together and it works nice. Tomorrow I might repair my doublebass with it.
If you put hide glue in the microwave don't make it to hot, I think it should be about 60° celsius or about 140° Farhenheit 

Ola Andersson
Bergen Norway


>Date: Sun, 04 Apr 1999 23:19:36 -0700
>From: Bill Kidd <bkidd@tilc.com>
>Subject: Re: Hide Glue

>Hite, Bob wrote:
>> 
>> When I'm finished using hide glue, I disolve a little urea in the remaining
>> hot glue and then suck some into a small plastic squeeze bottle and keep it
>> in the refridgerator.  Then when I want to use just a little for a small
>> repair, I simply warm it in hot tap water.
>> An old Elmers glue squeeze bottle works good.  My nine year old daughter
>> has discovered it and uses it more than I do.
>> 
>> Bob Hite
>> Lansing, Mi.
>
>I must have deleted the original post of a few days ago regarding hide 
>glue.  I wanted to tell the list how we make and use hide glue in 
>Mississippi.  We use baby food jars and one of those coffee cup warmer 
>hot plates to keep my glue warm while working with it.  Sometimes I find 
>that I need to reuse the glue and it has gotten cold, so I zap it in the 
>microwave for 10 to 20 seconds, depending on how cold the glue has gotten 
>and the quantity in the jar.   
>
>If I am making hide glue from scratch and am in a hurry I put in the 
>granules and cover it with cold water.  I microwave it for 10 seconds and 
>stir.  Another 10 seconds and stir and it is ready to use within a 
>minute. I have used urea, also salt to slow the drying time, but no 
>longer, I like the way it works without additaves. Even if I had a $100 
>glue pot, I would still mix the glue in a jar and perhaps use the glue 
>pot as a hot water jacket for the jar.  That way I could still microwave 
>the jar for quick use.
>
>If I need to apply precise amounts, and if in close areas like tacking 
>loose jacks I suck up some very hot glue in a glue injector I then have 
>the equivalent of an elmers glue bottle, but filled with hide glue.  By 
>the way I have no reservations using hide glue that was mixed up days or 
>even weeks ago unless it has the green stuff on it. The wooden craft 
>sticks of "popcycle sticks" make great stirring sticks.  I glue two 
>together to make a longer stick.  Forgive me is someone has already 
>covered this same area.
>Bill