Hello All,
I know there will be different opinions on this subject, however, if I can get several suggestions or opinions that recommend a certain type or brand name, then that is what I will lean towards. I was wondering which would be a good all around glue for gluing different types of wood together. Mainly for building small furniture or cupboards. As usual, any advice, instruction, or criticism :) is appreciated. Thanks in advance
Assuming that you are using domestic wood that is dry; ordinary yellow wood glue is good enough (stronger than most wood). I like "Titebond Orginal" but the quality of the joinery is much more important than the brand of glue.
For oily woods (cocobola, etc.) there are probably better options.
Thanks den-den. That is the exact kind of answers I am looking for. Thanks again.
I've been using tightbond II and am happy with the results. It sets up quick and hasn't failed yet.
Tightbond 2 is pretty much the most used wood glue, with Titebond 3 becoming a favorite for outdoor work.
Ill stand in line with the Tightbond crowd, it is dependable and available everywhere.
Titebond III for me. Has a little longer open time, so not as stressful in a large glue-up. I have never had any of the elmers or titebond yellow glues fail except when it was too cold to use them.
I use Titebond III. I like the longer timeframe allowed for glueups. I have used Elmers but have had a cutting board joint to fail on one of many.
I have a friend who is THE glue guy for Columbia Carolina, which is a HUGR plywood company. He flys all over the place solving and advising them. He told me they buy Tight Bond by the train tanker , lots of it, and except for a few specialty jobs, that's as good as it gets.
Frank
I am also a Titebond III user, not that the yellow carpenter glue has ever done me wrong. Titebond is about as good as glue gets for wood glue ups.
I am also in the Titebond corner. It just works.
I have good luck with the new Elmer's
I like Titebond also .
Jim Bruno of NH
Man, I hit the jackpot! It seems as though probably 4 out of 5 agree :D :D :D :D. Thanks a bunch for the input. Without a doubt, if I ever need any I will go with the titebond. By the tanker load, man that is a lot of horses :D :D :D. Thanks again, I appreciate it.
re-read. Make that about 9 out of 10. Whew, that is a new record ;D Thanks again.
I use Titebond II or III for 97.5% of everything! ;)
I use both Titebond II and III. But I try to avoid TBIII on light colored woods as it will leave a very dark colored glue line.
I have been told that yellow glues don't work well for Ipe and Jatoba but I have glued both with TBII and III and never seen a problem.
I like Titebond too, for stuff around the shop....but if it's got stress and strain on it, I'm a West System Epoxy guy all the way!
i use titebond3 for everyday glueing, i like the longer open time. but more and more i use CA glue for decorative parts that don't see a lot of stress, because i'm impatient.
as others have said, the tightness of the joint is much more important than the glue in most application.
I also use titebond and have tried their new clear drying and no-run formulations and really like them. I also had a friend who is a glue chemist for a finnish plywood company and he said if you glue oily woods with titebond just wipe them before gluing with an alcohol soaked rag to remove the oil and they will glue just fine. I tried it on rosewood and bubinga with great results.
Thanks for all the input. It sounds like Titebond is a huge winner.
I use the orginal formula for most of my indoor work. I splurge on II and III if I think it will ever see much moisture.
I used to use the Titebond a lot . now I tend to grab my tube of PL premium construction adhesive
Don
I like that Loctite PL too for construction, but how do you handle keeping it ready to use between the times it is needed?
Put a plug in the opened spout to keep it from drying??
Wouldn't use it in place of a Titebond or white glue in an edge glued-up panel.
TB III for me. Bit higher price but you can count on it! 8)
Titebond here all 3 formulas for different applications.
Thanks all.
It warms my heart to see the amount of agreement on this subject ;D ;D.
Been There,
Lots of times I just cut the nose shorter and/or poke a nail in the glue. It seals up as it dries and slows the drying out of the tube for months .
You are right on glue ups . But on raised panels I try to use one board for each panel . The frame is there to keep the panel flat . Bookmatching is about the only glueup that I approve of.
Related info on PVA gluing.
http://ezine.woodworking.com/GluingTechniques/index.html