meirman wrote:

In alt.home.repair on Fri, 01 Oct 2004 02:15:46 -0400 meirman
posted:



What would be a good easy-to-find glue for outside wood?

Borden's white glue says to not to submerge item, but doesn't say it
can't get wet. Or would Borden's hide glue be better?


Planned use: I can't get matching pickets for my fence anymore, so to
avoid using too many new ones from what I have, sometimes I glue an
old one back together. And this weekend, I'm screwing a patch into my
neighbor's fence 2x4, that rests on the edge of sheet of t-11 and a
couple posts, but I'd like to glue the end of the new patch to the old
2x4, if I can.

Meirman



Thanks a lot to everyone. I'm off to the hardware store right now.

Thanks especially, No one, for telling me about the hide glue. I know
I have a bottle, although I can't find it right now. I bought it
because it seemed important, for some reason.


Does it come in bottles now? I remember using hide glue back in the
1950's in wood shop. It came in chunks and had to be melted and kept
heated in an iron pot to use. I can still smell it.

I meant to say Elmer's glue. I could only remember the name Borden,
who makes it. Dairy, cows, cowhide, it's all related. I think Elmer
is Elsie the cow's husband.

Meirman

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