I believe I read on this forum that there is some doubt that PVA glue will last more than 100 years. Am I wrong about that? Also, what might be the effective life of epoxy such as Lee Valley’s G2 epoxy used in furniture which never gets wet?
Gary
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Gary,
My weatherman predicted that it wouldn’t snow much this week. After 5 inches fell, he said well these things aren’t certain.
If a computer model predicts that a PVA glue will hold only for 100 years, then future restorers will have plenty of work on their hands. Good for them. But who can really say until those 100 years are up? The same holds true with epoxies. The evidence is all conjectural at this point.
I’m happy using PVAs. Remember that the glue of choice for oh the last 2000 years was hide glue. It can last until you decide to take it apart which instrument builders do all the time.
Perhaps PVAs and epoxies will just turn to dust like all of us and make fixing joints easy and quick some 100 years from now. I have wondered about this same issue but like considering infinity I gave up thinking about it. Good luck to you.
Gary
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