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Old 03-27-2009, 07:25 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by kacir View Post
(**) you do NOT want to know what was the glue manufactured from some 50 years ago
I've got some of that for fixing guitars with (the consistency can be controlled, it doesn't hurt tone or stain the wood very much, and it can be taken apart with heat if you ever need to). The smell can be nasty if it sits around wet - I assume that's due to bacterial growth. I would think it would be too brittle to use on books though (I suppose they'd just use it for things like holding the cover together, not for the bendy parts).

PS. By 50 years ago, it had long been supplanted by modern glues for most purposes. I never encountered it when I was a kid, just epoxies, white glues, etc - pretty much the modern assortment except for the cyanoacrylates. Although I do have vague memories of life without Scotch tape (it existed, we just didn't have it). You don't want to know what it was like trying to wrap presents...

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