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   RMillard | Nov 01, 2006 01:24pm | #1

   I use hot hide glue for attaching bandings. On those in the field of a panel, I brush a thin coat of glue into the groove  for the inlay, or on the back side of the inlay itself; insert the inlay in place, heat with an iron and use a veneer hammer to force the inlay into the groove. The glue will swell the inlay and hold it in place. For those inlays at the edge of a panel, I do the same thing, but here I treat it more like veneer, since the groove won't help hold it in place. Sometimes I have to resort to blue masking tape, or small spring clamps for sharply curved pieces.

   Rob Millard

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   rompus62 | Nov 01, 2006 01:59pm | #2

   I also would use hide glue. Especially since you are building a reproduction.It is somewhat of a pain with the smell and mess but how can you argue with a glue that is still in use after thousands of years. Plus it is reversable.

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   stevelatta | Nov 03, 2006 12:46am | #3

   I use hot hide in a glue syringe on a regular basis.  I don't keep a lot in the syringe and keep the tip submerged in the glue in my pot to keep it hot.  It works great.  That being said,I am not as much of a die-hard purist as others.  I use a wide range of adhesives depending on the specific application.  Everyday yellow glue works fine for setting bandings or stringings.  White sets too slow for my tastes.  For the bellflowers on that table, hot hide is a must.  It bites quickly, fills small gaps and just works so much better than anything else.  As it has been said before, the right tool for the right job and adhesives are just one more tool in the box.  Hope this helps.....Steve

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   creekside51 | Nov 03, 2006 03:47pm | #4

   Thanks much all. Hide glue it is. That also saves a lot of worry about bleed through,etc. Hadn't thought of the syringe in the glue pot. Sounds like Im set.