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exposing still-liquid glue underneath for some time.

Liquid Hide Glue

Franklin, the manufacturer of Titebond, makes a widely available product called "liquid hide glue." A similar product labeled "Old Brown Glue" is available at wpatricked-wards.com. Both are the same as hot hide glue, but with gel depressants added to keep them liquid at room temperature and preservatives added to retard deterioration for about a year. These glues redissolve just like hot hide glue, but they don't have an initial tack and don't dissolve well into old hide glue unless applied hot.

On the other hand, these glues are ready to use and have a long "open" time, even longer than white glue. They may be a good choice when there are many parts to be glued simultaneously, such as on Windsor chairs. PW

Bob is the author of "Understanding Wood Finishing" and a contributing editor to Popular Woodworking. His video, "Repairing Furniture with Bob Flexner,"showing extensive use of hide glue, is available from Taunton Press; 800-477-8727.

Supplies

■ Merit Industries

800-856-4441 or meritindustries.com

■ Olde Mill Cabinet Shoppe

717-755-8884 or oldemill.com

■ Tools for Working Wood

800-426-4613 or toolsforworkingwood.com

■ Woodworker's Supply

800-645-9292 or woodworker.com

■ W. Patrick Edwards

619-298-0864 or wpatrickedwards.com

Animal hide glue is available wholesale in 50-pound quantities directly from the one remaining hide glue factory in the united states.

■ Milligan & Higgins

518-762-4638 or milligan1868.com