: 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.

I think Jay hit it regarding the differences with TB1 and TB2. I also build guitars, and would NEVER use TB2 due to the fact that it will creep, and never dries as hard as TB1. Another reason is that TB1 is relatively reversible and the bond can be broken with lots of moist heat (ie steam and a heated knife). Although I don't think it really matters too much which you use for a kayak. TB2 WILL leave a deep dark red area between the planks and anywhere else it gets. I am building an Outer Island now and I used TB2 because I had a good bit of it lying around for other nonguitar projects and noticed this. I don't know if TB1 would do the same.

Titebond 1 is some really good stuff. A lot of people tend to overlook it because they think the TBII or TBIII is "better", which they are for certain purposes like water resitance. But since a kayak is encased in fiberglass it should be a non issue, and I seriously doubt that debonding due to high heat would become a problem; unless you leave the boat somewhere that it gets in excess of 150 degrees Farenheight.

TB II is more flexible, as Jay pointed out. This may or may not be advantageous, and it does stain redwood.

I used Resorcinol (sp?)glue on a canoe I built about 13 years ago and it has held up great. But the stuff is a pain in the rear to mix and use.

Brad Tucker