For the last few months, I have made multiple batches of glue from gummi bears and grocery-store gelatin and used it to assemble projects that are not chairs. Why not chairs? Years ago, I had a chair experience glue failure. The rear leg of a three-legged walnut backstool came completely apart. The sitter was thrown to the floor, and he was thankfully unhurt. But that moment scarred me.
I’ve actually been curious: How well/ how easily reversible is the gummy bear glue? Was thinking about how well it would or wouldn’t work for veneering, as compared to boiling down a non-gummy based animal.
When I use animal protein adhesives for bookbinding I use a little mug warmer which lets you set the temperature. It was fairly cheap from Amazon, takes up less space on the bench than my water jacket glue pot and I don’t have to worry about it going dry. I keep my glue in little Japanese lunch things that are stainless and about the size of a short mug. They have a plastic lid with a seal and cost a few dollars each at the supermarket. Straight from the fridge to the mug warmer and back again.
Some day, I'd appreciate a rumination on Hold Heet glue pot alternatives. Hold Heets are I possible to find, and a couple of the wax-warmer alternatives I've tried can't hold a steady temperature. I used my Hold Heet to warm finish as well as glue. Sadly, Peet is now defunct.
I’ve actually been curious: How well/ how easily reversible is the gummy bear glue? Was thinking about how well it would or wouldn’t work for veneering, as compared to boiling down a non-gummy based animal.
When I use animal protein adhesives for bookbinding I use a little mug warmer which lets you set the temperature. It was fairly cheap from Amazon, takes up less space on the bench than my water jacket glue pot and I don’t have to worry about it going dry. I keep my glue in little Japanese lunch things that are stainless and about the size of a short mug. They have a plastic lid with a seal and cost a few dollars each at the supermarket. Straight from the fridge to the mug warmer and back again.
There once was a sailor from Mazores
Snapped his oarlock when ordered to “raise oars!”
He spat up the gummy
That roiled his tummy
And fixed it, then rowed to the Azores
It's addictive. And more fun than taxes.
There once was a man from Nantucket
Made a stick chair but added a bucket,
Carved out the seat’s middle
To pass shit and piddle,
Called it “stool box” and told me to suck it.
There was a young man from Eau Claire
Who was having his girl in a chair.
But the furniture broke
On the thirty-fourth stroke,
And his gun went off in the air.
You made this neuron fire. Now I can't stop.
A happily married young pair
Were having a bout in a chair.
On a powerful thrust
The furniture bust,
But at that point they didn't much care.
There was an old harlot named Sue
Who filled her vagina with glue
She said with a grin,
"They paid to get in.
Now they'll pay to get out again too."
Is it acceptable to post glue-related dirty limericks?
I asked ChatGPT to write a Limerick and here's what I got:
There once was a sailor from Mazores,
Whose boat was in need of repairs.
He reached for the glue,
And stuck it like new,
Now his vessel is fit for more tours.
I then asked it to add some innuendo and it declined.
There once was a sailor from Mazores
He used cheap hide glue of course
His seat did split
And the tenon did fit
But in backside - tighter than before(s)
(Sorry, I'm not usually much for limericks)
Does anyone know what is chemically going on during the cooking process? And what the salt does?
I always like to know WHY I’m doing some process.
“…who put hide glue on all of his sores;”
(Sorry, can’t get the rest to work).
Will try the glue. Thanks!
The buried lede in this post is that you found a way to make purpleheart look good.
There once was a sailor form Mazores
Who claimed he could paddle without oars
He broke his arms when he ran aground
And couldn't fix them with collagen or gummy bear glue
Some day, I'd appreciate a rumination on Hold Heet glue pot alternatives. Hold Heets are I possible to find, and a couple of the wax-warmer alternatives I've tried can't hold a steady temperature. I used my Hold Heet to warm finish as well as glue. Sadly, Peet is now defunct.
There once was a sailor from Mazores
with a penchant for the woods that are ring-porous
he would use it to make chairs
that he glued with gummi-bears
then write articles explaining it all for us