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Main Discussion Area => Bows => Topic started by: sleek on April 27, 2020, 11:45:17 am

Title: Milk glue
Post by: sleek on April 27, 2020, 11:45:17 am

Hide glue is fantastic,  but not waterproof. Casein glue was used for over 1000 years in woodworking, painting, and building wooden aircraft. Its tough and waterproof. What properties does it have that make it unsuitable for gluing lamination, and sinew? Seems like it would be great.

Title: Re: Milk glue
Post by: DC on April 27, 2020, 11:55:44 am

I don't think it's as strong. I don't have the TBB's at hand but it's in there.

Title: Re: Milk glue
Post by: stuckinthemud on April 27, 2020, 12:13:37 pm

Nothing, its famtastic and its glueline is white and nearly invisible

Title: Re: Milk glue
Post by: bownarra on April 27, 2020, 12:33:40 pm

Is that the basis of cascamite?

Title: Re: Milk glue
Post by: willie on April 27, 2020, 01:25:48 pm

 would it have any advantages over  Tite Bond ?

https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrn/fplrn158.pdf (https://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplrn/fplrn158.pdf)

Title: Re: Milk glue
Post by: sleek on April 27, 2020, 01:29:21 pm

I read that it doesn't creep and shrinks when it dries, tighbond doesn't have any of those advantages