In article , RicodJour wrote:
On May 4, 11:18=A0am, (Doug Miller) wrote:
In article , =
(Derek Lyons) wrote:
(Doug Miller) wrote:

Make sure the wood is thoroughly dry, straight, and flat. Then use a
waterproof glue -- not merely water *resistant*. A urea-formaldehyde gl=
ue,
such as DAP Weldwood Plastic Resin Glue, would be the best choice IMHO.

No, the first consideration for cutting board glues is whether or not
it is safe to use in contact with food. =A0I can find no cite that the
glue above is FDA approved.

I guess you should have looked a little harder. The technical bulletin li=
sted
at the manufacturer's web site specifically recommends it for use in cutt=
ing
boards.

http://www.dap.com/docs/tech/00030201.pdf

The glue most often reccomened is Titebond -II or -III.

Depends on who's doing the recommending...

As the guy who would be building the board, and my family and friends
the one eating off of it, I'd be less than thrilled to read these
words in the DAP Weldwood Plastic Resin Glue MSDS:

EFFECTS OF OVEREXPOSURE - INGESTION: May cause stomach and intestinal
irritation, vomiting, diarrhea, sweating, weakness, and headache.
Ingestion of over 1 gram/day of barium chloride (25 grams/day of
product) may raise blood pressure and affect heart action.

That's referring to the *unmixed* *uncured* glue. Once mixed and cured, the
stuff is insoluble in water.

[snip]
This site
http://askville.amazon.com/wood-glue...requestId=3D7=
90353
gave the plastic resin glue (urea formaldehyde) a non-toxic in its
cured state rating. I think I'll take that and call it good and worry
about some other stuff that will kill me.

Like I said...