Yes, Hot Hide Glue is better [whatever that means] than Liquid Hide Glue. It has a greater strength. However Liquid Hide Glue is better [and I know what that means] than any modern glues. Hot Hide Glue is the benchmark to which all glues are compared as it was one of the first glues used
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Because sometime in the future someone will be repairing what you make or what you repaired with modern glues and they will have nothing good to say about you. I said something here. I do a lot of repairs to furniture both old and new and when one comes in glued together with white or
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Many beginners make gluing up panels a lot harder than it should be. They add biscuits or splines for alignment, which can also cause some mis-alignment if you aren’t careful with your machines or match planes. They also purchase or build curious jigs for keeping the panel joints aligned as they apply pressure. In my
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This is not a comb to remove glue from your hair. I have mentioned the Glue Comb before here, and after a couple of requests they are now available in the Store. Made of Zinc they do not rust and are easy to clean up. The combs are 2 1/2 inches by 4 inches with
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