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Making Waterproof Hide Glue

1988
AL#15 p.35   BRB2 p.77            
Lloyd Scott Ogelsby                                                                                           

▪ Concocting your own glue is perhaps one of the ultimate steps in lutherie self-sufficiency. Ogelsby insists that it isn’t difficult, just tricky, but he lists some good reasons for making the effort.

Letter to the Editor: Glue, Chemistry, Etc

1987
AL#11 p.3   BRB1 p.297            read this article
Lloyd Scott Ogelsby                                                                                           

▪ An analytical chemist offers some fascinating information about hide glue. It turns out that formaldehyde makes hide glue waterproof. Jump ahead to AL#15 for Oglesby’s how-to article about hide glue.