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Elmers is good too.
By:Jay Babina
Date: 8/27/2009, 8:07 am
In Response To: Strip: Which Glue (Darren)

I've used Elmer's carpenters glue and have a few old strippers with no problems. Tightbond is good too.

Tightbnd 1 has the least creep - harder, more brittle glue. Musical instrument makers choice.
Tightbond II they introduced a more flexible formula. Best all around general woodworkers choice.
Tightbond III is supposedly waterproof.

The only problem with the waterproof one is if you like to sponge off your squeezed glue and it dries.
Most builders don't do that because you can contaminate the wood. Best to scrape off the dried glue. Plus you can't wash off your tools once dry. The waterproof one doesn't flow as easily for my taste.

Any of them will work perfectly for strip building.

Polyurethane glue is expensive and hard to clean up.

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Strip: Which Glue
Darren -- 8/26/2009, 9:12 pm
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jeff mcgee -- 8/27/2009, 1:39 pm
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Darren -- 8/28/2009, 12:19 am
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Bill Hamm -- 8/28/2009, 6:35 am
Elmers is good too.
Jay Babina -- 8/27/2009, 8:07 am
Re: Elmers is good too.
Brad Tucker -- 8/28/2009, 11:55 am
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Bob Beaullieu -- 8/28/2009, 8:51 am
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Fred -- 8/27/2009, 6:54 am
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Phil Nelson -- 8/27/2009, 2:35 am
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JohnK -- 8/27/2009, 1:54 am
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Brian Nystrom -- 8/27/2009, 7:36 am
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JohnK -- 8/27/2009, 7:20 pm
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Brian Nystrom -- 8/27/2009, 7:48 pm
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JohnK -- 8/27/2009, 8:52 pm
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Fred -- 8/27/2009, 4:16 pm
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Allan -- 8/27/2009, 12:05 am
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Mac McCaskie -- 8/26/2009, 10:41 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/26/2009, 9:53 pm
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Gary Kvasnicka -- 8/26/2009, 9:43 pm
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Mark Grieve -- 8/27/2009, 9:38 pm
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Bill Hamm -- 8/28/2009, 6:32 am
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dsmithla -- 8/28/2009, 11:00 am