Re: Which wood glue would do?
Posted: Thu Jun 30, 2022 2:19 pm
My woodwork teacher also, "possessed hardly any discipline", but disciplined his class by throwing chisels at us. I don't think they allow it nowadays. Health and safety gone mad.
Would you get the same results with a much cheaper brand of PVA?
Is it an excellent result when the gold standard of period restoration/conservation is reversibility? Are we unwittingly making future repair work harder?
But that begs two of my questions:bryans fan wrote: ↑Wed Jun 29, 2022 7:27 pm I have always used the evo stik weatherproof (blue) / (green) normal wood adhesive with excellent results.
Would you get the same results with a much cheaper brand of PVA?
Is it an excellent result when the gold standard of period restoration/conservation is reversibility? Are we unwittingly making future repair work harder?
Repairing Furniture Joints - antique restorersThe type of glue used on the original joinery is important. Prior to the mid forties, hot animal hide glue was the traditional glue used in furniture assembly. After that time, PVA glues eventually replaced hide glue. Hide glue has some annoying application characteristics but it's redemption is in the fact that it is reversible. It can be "re-activated" with water and heat and it will re-bond to itself. This means that joints originally glued with hide glue do not have to scraped to bare wood to get the new glue to stick. Just re-apply some new glue after moistening the old glue with hot water. You can use either hot hide glue made from dry granules or pre-mixed hide glue like Franklin's. The pre-mixed variety will give you more open time to work than the hot type. You can also use a PVA glue to re-glue an old hide glued joint, but be very cautious with doing this on antiques. PVA glue is not considered reversible and will make any future repairs difficult.
https://furniturerenewal.com/repair/re- ... iture.htmlOne might wonder, why continue to use hide glue? First, it is a good adhesive, it can hold up for decades to centuries in ideal environmental conditions. Second, for anyone who wishes to maintain the originality of valuable antiques, hide glue is an essential part of that originality. A third reason often given is that it is reversible. It's very weakest feature can be a benefit when taking apart a piece to replace a broken component.