No mention of fish glue? I love it. Most advantages of hide glue, with long open time. Doesn't clean up as easy as hide, but a warm damp rag does a good job. Needs 12 hours clamp time. I especially love it for binding and kerfing where it gives me more time.
Mike
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- Sat Apr 28, 2012 11:02 pm
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: what glue to use
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- Wed Feb 15, 2012 12:07 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Design considerations for a guitar for a 6YO?
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Re: Design considerations for a guitar for a 6YO?
I did one for my nephew a couple years ago. I wanted one that wouldn't just be a kids' guitar that he would outgrow. I ended up using the Antes parlor plan, left the bracing pattern, but much much lighter. I changed the neck to a 13 fret join, and a 24.9 scale. I was going to go with silk and steels...
- Sun Nov 08, 2009 12:08 am
- Forum: Instrument Builders Forum
- Topic: Bending with Titebond 2 or 3
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What Waddy said got me thinking. His flex test showed fish glue to be extremely brittle, with some flex in LMI and HHG. Guitars do flex. So should we choose glues that can move at least a little? I wouldn't want the brace glue to shatter when I strung it up. Of course his test may not reflect behavi...