My father was a woodworker during the 1940’s & 50’s.  I remember him swearing by a certain glue.  It came as a dry powder to which he added water.  When properly mixed it had a creamy brown consistency and had a pungent odor.  It had a working time of about half an hour, perhaps longer.  My memory is foggy here but I seem to remember a brand name like CASAMITE or something similar.  Anyone remember?