old dog. Hide glue was used long before there were commercial vendors of woodworking glues. Hide glue, if you look at many quality antiques, has stood the test of time when it is used in the proper context. This URL is for an article from LEE VALLEY about hide glue and the author is our member TAMPA TOM. For another article about hide glue I reccomend the CHRIS SCHWARTZ article in the current issue of POPULAR WOODWORKING. Both of these essays make powerful arguments for the use of and how to use hide glue.
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