Making Hide Glue
- Scrape, sand or cut your animal hide into small pieces or shavings. (The closer to a powder you can make it the easier it will be to work with)
- Boil a pot of water
- Gently cook until the mixture thickens. You will have to replace the water as it evaporates. (this process will take forever, some people cook it for days at a low heat)
- Strain the mixture with an old T-shirt or other cheese cloth.
- The mixture can be used as is or Dried for storage.
- Pour the mixture into a metal cake pan or metal sheet. (1/4 to 1/2 inch thick)
- When the mixture dries to a gelatin consistency cut into 1 inch square chucks. Let the mixture set for another week.
- Pop the squares out of the pan.
- With a thick needle, run some string through the squares and hang dry for at least another week.
- Store in a waterproof container. ( if kept dry the dried squares can be stored forever.)
To use the glue, take your dried chucks and dissolve them in a small amount of hot water. Let it heat up into a syrup and then apply the mixture warm. Clamp you wood together and let it set. Your now good to go.
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