Fish Glue?

[tippie53]

In all seriousness fish glue is a great glue for guitars. Dries hard is repairable and low dampening.

[Darryl Young]

I used fish glue for most of my first build.....loved it.

[deadedith]

How is the open time with fish glue? What is cleanup like? Where do you get yours?
Thanks

[tippie53]

I buy if from Norland of new Jersey by the gallon. I will be selling it in 2oz bottles. Open time is about the same as tite bond but needs 8 hr clamp time. It is like a cold hot hide glue. It can be heated and this thins it considerably .
cleans up well and I will wipe it off with water followed bu hot water and a tooth brush . Cleans up nicely.

[deadedith]

Thanks John. If my life was a lawn, the crabgrass in that lawn is cleaning squeeze out while gluing down the bridge. I wonder if the fish glue would be an easier cleanup than the titebond?

[kencierp]

Once a finish is down, you can use a piece of face soap carved to an edge to coat the surface around the edge of the bridge out line -- I have done this before and after the mask is remove.

Any glue squeeze left will just pop off -- coat the edge of the bridge too.

the soap film/residue will clean off with a damp rag -- boom done!

[deadedith]

Oh man.......that is the best. Thanks.

[Darryl Young]

Good tip Ken!

[deadedith]

Re: glues - this may have been posted before, but if not it is an interesting comparison.

http://www.oldbrownglue.com/pdf/HowStro ... ue_FWW.pdf

Sadly, it does not compare fish glue.

What does this stuff smell like?