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Re: Elmers is good too.
By:Bob Beaullieu
Date: 8/28/2009, 8:51 am
In Response To: Elmers is good too. (Jay Babina)

: 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.

I used Titebond III for my Spring Run and got fine results (IMHO). I wiped off the squeeze out with a wet rag as I stripped and once scraped and sanded, had no stain or any trace of the squeeze out. Worked fine for me but then, I'm still a newbie at building strip boats.....

Bob Beaullieu

: 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.

Messages In This Thread

Strip: Which Glue
Darren -- 8/26/2009, 9:12 pm
Re: Strip: Which Glue
jeff mcgee -- 8/27/2009, 1:39 pm
Re: Strip: Which Glue
Darren -- 8/28/2009, 12:19 am
Re: Strip: Which Glue
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
Re: Elmers is good too.
Bob Beaullieu -- 8/28/2009, 8:51 am
Re: Strip: Which Glue
Fred -- 8/27/2009, 6:54 am
Re: Strip: Which Glue *LINK*
Phil Nelson -- 8/27/2009, 2:35 am
Re: Strip: Which Glue
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
Re: Strip: Which Glue
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
Re: Strip: Which Glue
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
Re: Strip: Which Glue
Bill Hamm -- 8/28/2009, 6:32 am
Re: Strip: Which Glue
dsmithla -- 8/28/2009, 11:00 am