We cane chairs, however, a recent client has secured our services to cane the seat of a canoe. Since we use Franklin Hide Glue for our caning we began to think about the problems this might cause. Since a canoe certainly has exterior use and will receive mosture, Franklin Hide Glue seems not best suited. However, when we consider the use of something like Gorilla Glue, we wonder about the possibility of replacing the caning in the future. Any suggestions?
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Roy --
Gorilla glue foams up as it cures, and the squeeze-out gets all over things. I'm guessing it'd get all over the cane, and so wouldn't be a good solution for you.
Two suggestions...
1) Use Titebond II. It is not absolutely waterproof, but it is water resistant. A friend of mine makes lawn furniture, and swears by the stuff. Its working properties are much more similar to the glue you're using than Gorilla glue.
2) Fabricate the caned seat so that when the cane wears out, you replace not only the cane but also the wood that it is fastened to. Then either use Titebond II or a real waterproof glue like urea-formaldehyde or epoxy. In small quantity units, DAP sells two urea-formaldehydes that the folks who make cane fishing poles use: Weldwood Plastic Resin (powdered) or Resorcinol (liquid).
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