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[QUOTE=Evan Gluck]I would only use it to attach a label to the bottle that said DO NOT USE!!![/QUOTE]

Well, the problem with that is that the label would eventually fall off and then you might think it's ok to use, and of course the stuff sucks, so leave off the label and throw it in the trash. Or re-bottle it and give it to someone you don't like and tell them it's fish glue. Heh heh.

My first 2 guitars were made with Titebond.
My next four were made with LMI White.
The 2 I am working on now are 100% Fish Glue. So far, I like fish glue at. It dries harder than LMI white and Titebond. It is easy to clean up.
One thing I really like about it is that it is so hard, it does not clog sandpaper like LMI or Titebond.

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Steve, can you tell me where you get the fish glue you're using? Also, does it clean up like hide glue, get kinda rubbery and peel right off, or is it more involved tan that?

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Dave Rector
Rector Guitars

Steve, how long do you leave parts clamped. I am going to try it for my
bridges instead of LMI's white glue - is 24 hrs enough clamping time?

Thanks,
Simon

Simon,

I just bought a gallon of fish glue from Norland, if you want to split it let me know I'll send it South(should save you a little cash anyway)...don't think I'll ever use the other 1/2 gallon before it expires. I think I remember reading that it had a 24 hour cure time?

Cheers,
Greg

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Gwaltney Guitars

[QUOTE=Dave Rector] Steve, can you tell me where you get the fish glue you're using? Also, does it clean up like hide glue, get kinda rubbery and peel right off, or is it more involved tan that?

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Dave,
I got mine from Lee Valley.
For clean up, I use moistened Q-tips, and/or paper towels. I have not had good luck with letting it get rubbery. I tried that a couple of times. The drying is so slow that all I did was spread it around. It might work that way, but I don't know how long you'd need to wait.

[QUOTE=SimonF] Steve, how long do you leave parts clamped.........
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Simon,
It has a 12 hour clamp time. For critical joints, I leave it overnight. It is pretty slow, so I tend to do glue ups as the last operation of the day.

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"An adventure is only an inconvenience rightly considered. An inconvenience is an adventure wrongly considered." G. K. Chesterton.

I started using Lee Valley fish glue recently and have little temptation to look back (still using epoxy for fingerboards, though.) It does reverse with heat and water, but its harder to do than titebond.

Just did my first bridge with it yesterday. Try not to get too much squeeze out. The dried glue is really hard and cleanup can be difficult.

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Jim Kirby
kirby@udel.edu