Animal hide glue caught my attention for a number of reasons. The first of which is the intrinsic “romance” of using a traditional adhesive that has foundations reaching as far back as Ancient Egypt and the cabinet shops of Colonial America. I also enjoy the pace of using hide glue and appreciate its reversibility and the fact that it accepts stain and finish without leaving telltale glue marks like that pesky spot of PVA that you missed during final clean up.
All that said, while hide glue is not the main glue in my shop; I have added it to my shop’s adhesive armamentarium. You can experiment with this fascinating and historic glue inexpensively. Trust me, you won’t regret the adventure!
Make Your Own Hide Glue Brush!
An inexpensive hot glue pot and shop made hide glue brush.
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Hi Dave,
If you want to add a piece of glue chipped glass to a project you can just coat the piece of regular[not tempered] glass with hide glue on one side. depending on the thickness of your glue coat will change the amount of chipping that happens as the glue cools overnight. Stronger glue, larger chips. Great patterns kind of like jack frost. Have fun, Don
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