<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2722" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Hot hide glue, I presume? I like it = about the viscosity of olive oil. Works for me. I also pre-apply a coat of glue to = the wooden key mortise (I follow the deluxe Spurlock method).</FONT></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Terry Farrell</FONT></DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE dir=ltr style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT><BR></DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Just finished a set of key bushings = using hide glue. I found varying degrees of density upon use, = and  would like to know if anyone could best describe the consistency of glue for = application. (for example: Buttermilk, honey, = molasses.)</FONT></DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Jack Houweling</FONT> </DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>