One of the advantages of hide glue is that it can be "unglued". A piece of
cloth and a warm electric iron should do the trick. You will probably have
to start at a corner and unglue one section at a time. Wetting the cloth so
that it is damp will help to keep from getting the veneer and glue too hot.
Overheated hide glue smells like....well, you will never forget it. For the
sake of your marraige, I recommend buying an iron at a garage sale rather
than using THE IRON. Start with low heat and increase until the glue
softens.
Good luck!
"ToolMiser" wrote in message
...
I have an older 3 drawer cabinet that has a split part way through the top
at
the glue line. What is the best way to release the rest of that joint so
I can
clean it out and reglue it. I suspect it was done with hide glue. Most
of the
rest of the joints in the piece will need to be reglued because they are
dried
out, and have came apart.

Thanks!