Larry | February 6, 2010
Anyone who has followed this blog knows that I’m a fan of hide glue. I like the fact that it is stickier than PVA glues and thus the pieces I’m gluing don’t slide around while I’m clamping. More important, though, is that it can be debonded with heat and moisture, making repairs easier. It’s easy [...]
Larry | September 14, 2009
I’ve talked about how I use hide glue when building miniature furniture and I’ve discussed the reasons why it is superior to the typical yellow or white glues most use. More recently I’ve talked about Stephen Shepherd’s new book that is a complete treatise on all aspects of animal (hide) glues.
I hope this helped at [...]
Larry | June 16, 2009
You know it’s a good day when a book arrives in the mail. Today is a good day as I just received Stephen Shepherd’s new Hide Glue: Historical and Practical Applications book. If you’re not familiar with Stephen, he is a consummate craftsman and shares his knowledge via his Full Chisel Blog. His long awaited [...]
Larry | March 9, 2009
While doing the tracklight project I had a problem. One of the moulding pieces had a small split in it. As all of the chipped wood was there, if I pushed it back in place things looked good so I decided to just glue it.
I fired up the glue pot and brushed in some [...]
Larry | March 6, 2009
Continuing the project started with Making the tracklight base: Pt1, I began work on the edge moldings. The first step was to cut the rabbets. I did this by first mking 3/4″ deep and 1/4″ in from the edge of the walnut pieces.
This left me with a rabbet and some long strips of walnut that [...]
Larry | February 26, 2009
Recently I posted instructions for making mini-frames for doing petitpoint. I provided two simple methods that didn’t require fancy tools and that also required only basic skills. This sort of thing is often referred to as “teaching them to fish rather than providing the fish.”
But there are some who, for whatever reason, would rather buy [...]
Larry | February 17, 2009
A couple days ago I drew this frame in SketchUp and said I’d let everyone know when I had built the real thing.
I took a few photos along the way. I hope you enjoy them. Clearly picture frames are less work in SketchUp (grin).
I used a bit of quilted maple and padauk for the frame [...]
Larry | February 13, 2009
I open with this photo because the ambiance is just so great. This is a photo taken inside Ron Banks workshop. Ron is a luthier extraordinaire and he uses hide glue, lots of hide glue. This particular photo was taken on a day when Ron’s power went out. Normally he heats his hide glue in [...]
Larry | February 12, 2009
All of us use adhesives of one form or another in our hobby. Hot “craft” glue is favored when quick, imprecise bonds are desired. Cyanoacrylates are favored by those who like their glues “instant.” But clearly most people grab one of the many alphatic resin glues for most work. And why not? They’re cheap, they’re [...]
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