Comments on: 10 Reasons NOT to Use Liquid Hide Glue for Furniture

By: Megan Fitzpatrick

Megan Fitzpatrick — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 19:00:32 +0000

Yup.

By: tconover@fuse.net

tconover@fuse.net — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:13:58 +0000

I am just getting started in woodworking (at age 66) and would like to do most of my work with hand tools and using traditional methods where practical.
Is Chris’s list telling us that the only drawback to using hide glue is the smell?

By: dwchat

dwchat — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 03:17:20 +0000

Looks like Letterman has nothing to worry about.

By: BillT

BillT — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 17:46:38 +0000

Years ago, I sat in on a one-day seminar led by Kelly Mehler, well-known custom woodworker from Berea, KY. He said that polyurethane glue (which is what Gorilla Glue is) is good for edge-gluing table tops and similar panels. I don’t know whether he still advocates that – this was about 10 years ago.

By: Bones

Bones — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:46:56 +0000

The NUMBER 1. reason NOT to use it is the same reason that we do not drive 1937 Fords. The new cars are better for almost everything.

By: graphicgranny

graphicgranny — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:42:34 +0000

I would like toknow the reasons #1 – 9 as they didn’t show here. Hide glue is perfect if you want to do a crackle finish! Just spread the glue where you want it, both thick and thin. Let it dry and use acrylic paints to cover! Try this on a scarp piece of wookd top see the results.

By: CarlosJD

CarlosJD — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 16:32:44 +0000

It’s true that I may be a little slow, but I’m assuming that because 1 thru 9 did not show up you advocate the use of hide glue for furniture? I live in Las Vegas and a friend had me re-glue a box made in Hawaii and put together with hide glue. It was summer and I thought that the heat caused it to come apart. Is this possible?

By: khalsans

khalsans — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:58:36 +0000

OK, how about 10 good uses for that foamy polyurethane glue, the stuff with the image of a large primate on the label? My list kinda looks like the one above, with the exception of #10. It’s good for fixing loose drywall anchors, but does it have a niche in woodworking?

By: CharlesWilson

CharlesWilson — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:42:52 +0000

1. My German Shepherd dogs start chasing me.

By: allenworb

allenworb — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:31:14 +0000

Seems like a lot of conversation over just gluing things up. I’m exhausted! Fun descriptions of the stink made me LOL @work!

If anyone is interested in glue creep I did a study for Gorilla Glue a while back. Used lots of glues, but not the old school LHG. Either way, I promise it doesn’t stink.

http://brownellfurniture.com/2011/11/29/glue-line-creep-study/