Hi Tracy,



I would suggest not using Titebond hide glue, is not stable and I had some negative experiences in the mid-term (bonds unglued after some weeks).

Araldite is a brand and they sell from epoxy resin (not reversible and very stiff) to cyanoacrylate to wood glues. You are probably referring to wood glues but I don't have any relevant experience with this brand.

I would instead use fish glue or rabbit glue or hide glue (depending how strong the bond has to be). "Kremer Pigments" has a very good selection of animal glues and "Bjorn" too.



Regards,

EMANUELE MARCONI

Conservator

National Music Museum

University of South Dakota

414 E. Clark St., Vermillion SD 57069

www.nmmusd.org 

+1 (605) 677-5093





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Good morning,



I have a wooden checkers table that has experienced some trauma and, as a result, some small pieces have detached. Is it appropriate to use a wood glue (liquid hide glue) like Titebond to reattach the pieces? I have also been looking into araldite, which appears to be more conservation-friendly. Does anyone have experience with either of these products (or others) and would like to advise? None of the pieces have to do with the table's stability.



Thank you!



Tracy Brindle

Beatrice Fox Auerbach Chief Curator

The Mark Twain House & Museum

351 Farmington Avenue

Hartford, CT 06105

(860) 280-3122



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