Reply To: Hide Glue For Clock Cases

[willofiam]

Hey Marc, you are exactly right, thats what is neat about hide glue, heat and moisture can get the parts apart. If you want to be very careful about things you can inject hot water in a inconspicuous spot of the joint with a syringe, also use a heated iron of some sort over a towel so as not to burn anything once water is introduced, I have also used steam, a wet towel with a hot iron on the part..but you have to be careful……. another thing about hide glue is that as the water “evaporates” from drying, the joint pulls tighter. luthiers use hide glue, usually a mix of hide pellets (not sure what part of a hide or how its made), with heated water. You can still buy the pellet form…..I am guessing that some time ago somebody put on a bearskin, while working he sweated a bit and found out that it sticks, maybe that is the Sasquatch everyone talks about seeing???? 🙄 William