"jtpr" wrote in message
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OK, first the good news. I put the box up on some 2x4 pieces around the
edge, couple of knocks with a piece of wood and a hammer and the bottom
popped out. Bad news is; I'm not overly impressed with the adhesive
properties of TB III.

Anyway, I am all ears as to what you folks feel would be a better
adhesive to us in this kind of construction. I don't really know what
"hide glue" or a "thermostatic gluepot" is. Do you have brand names
for this stuff that I could find in the states?

Thanks for all the advice, still good knowledge to have.

-Jim


Try original Titebond, IIRC, it has the red label, while II is blue and III
is green. Borden's also makes a glue that is a PVA (polyvinyl acetate)
moisture resistant glue and Lee Valley sells a super version...I think it's
their 2001, but my number may be off. Basically, any good quality PVA glue,
usually sold as yellow glue in the U.S., listed as woodworker's or
carpenter's glue (I'm trying to recall the last time I saw a carpenter glue
with anything that didn't need to be squeezed out of a caulking style
cartridge...anyway, doesn't matter). You can find it in brown (for walnut),
yellow and tan. Use highly water resistant glues for situations where
dampness is a problem, not a once a century possibility.