Wood glue is an adhesive used to tightly bond pieces of wood together. Many substances have been used as glues .
Types of wood glue
- urea-formaldehyde resin adhesives feature low cost, low cure temperatures, resistance to microorganisms and abrasion, and light color. It does not creep, and can be repaired with epoxy. Can rapidly deteriorate in hot, moist environments, releasing formaldehyde (a carcinogen);
- Resorcinol-formaldehyde resin glue is very strong and durable (resisting immersion in boiling water, mild acids, salt water, solvents, mold, fungus, ultraviolet light, etc.). It must be mixed before use (liquid resin and powdered catalyst). It has a dark purple color which may be objectionable in some uses. Toxic.. "Resorcinol is the only known adhesive recommended and approved for use in wooden aircraft structure and fully meets necessary strength and durability requirements";
- phenol formaldehyde resin is commonly used for making plywood. It is cured at elevated temperature and pressure.;
- Traditionally, animal glues were ubiquitous, especially hide glue, which is still used in lutherie and restoration. You can now find a liquid version of it, Old Brown Glue. Hide glue does not creep. Hide glue joints are easy to repair, by just heating and adding more hide glue.
- Hobbyists commonly use polyvinyl acetate (PVA), also known as "white glue" or "hobby and craft", and aliphatic resin emulsion, commonly referred to as "carpenter's glue" or "Yellow glue", which has similar relative ultimate strength. The two have different grip characteristics before initial set, with PVAs exhibiting more slip during assembly and yellow glue having more initial grip. PVAs are non-toxic and very easy to use, but hard to repair since nothing else sticks well to the hardened glue. PVAs will creep under constant load.
- Polyurethane glue (trade names include Gorilla Glue and Excel ) is becoming increasingly popular, especially where water resistance is required. They bond to textile fibers, metals, plastics, glass, sand, ceramics, and rubber, in addition to wood. However, in water-saturating tests, polyurethane bonds "were much less durable than the resorcinol bonds on both ."
- Epoxy cures under a wider range of temperatures and moisture content than other glues, does not require pressure while curing, and has good gap-filling properties. Sensitive to ultraviolet light and salt water, can lose strength at temperatures above 101 F, more prone to fatigue than the wood it bonds, highly toxic, expensive.;
- Cyanoacrylate ( Crazy glue or Superglue ) used mainly for small repairs, especially by woodturners. Bonds instantly, including to skin. It is stiff enough that normal wood movement can break the bond.;
- Contact Cement for veneers;
- Hot melt for temporary uses;
- Homemade glue for paper, wood, and internal uses.
Usage
Several wood glues have poor "gap-filling" ability (they bond tightly to wood, but not to itself). Therefore, woodworkers commonly use tight-fitting joints that need surprisingly little glue to hold large pieces of wood. Most wood glues need to be clamped while the glue sets.
See also
- Glue
- Clamp (tool)
- Carpenter
External Pages
- DIYinfo.org's Wood Glues — A comprehensive wiki section on wood glues and their applications.
References
- ^ Patrick Spielman (1986). Gluing and Clamping: A Woodworker’s Handbook. Sterling Publishing. ISBN 0-8069-6274-7
- ^ a b http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/fplgtr/fplgtr113/ch09.pdf Forest Products Laboratory Wood Handbook, ch. 9, Adhesive Bonding of Wood Materials, Charles B. Vick, retrieved 2009-10-31
- ^ http://www.lowes.com/lowes/lkn?action=howTo&p=BuyGuide/GlueGuide.html Lowe's Guide to Glues and Adhesives, retrieved 2009-10-31
- ^ a b c http://rgl.faa.gov/REGULATORY_AND_GUIDANCE_LIBRARY/RGADVISORYCIRCULAR.NSF/0/99C827DB9BAAC81B86256B4500596C4E?OpenDocument FAA Advisory Circular AC 43.13-1B CHG 1, Acceptable Methods, Techniques, and Practices - Aircraft Inspection and Repair, retrieved 2009-11-01
- ^ http://www.fpl.fs.fed.us/documnts/pdf1996/conne96a.pdf Anthony H. Connor, "Urea-Formaldehyde Adhesive Resins", Forest Products Laboratory, USDA Forest Service, retrieved 2009-11-01
- ^ http://www.djmarks.com/stories/djm/Woodworker_West_Article_On_Urea_Formaldehyde_Glue_109015.asp David J. Marks, "Working with Urea Formaldehyde Glues", Woodworker West, September/October 2007, retrieved 2009-11-01
- ^ http://www.dap.com/docs/tech/00030205.pdf DAP Technical Bulletin, DAP Weldwood Waterprof Resorcinol Glue, retrieved 2009-10-31
- ^ http://www.treesearch.fs.fed.us/pubs/5964 "Strength and Durability of One-Part Polyurethane Adhesive Bonds to Wood", Charles B. Vick, E. Arnold Okkonen, Forest Products Journal, vol. 83, No. 11/12, retrieved 2009-11-01
- ^ http://www.gurit.com/core/core_picker/download.asp?documenttable=libraryfiles&id=1109 "Bonding with Epoxy in Wood Construction", Gurit, retrieved 2009-11-03
- ^ http://www.cpadhesives.com/media/ClassicBoatAppendix.pdf Larry Pardey, "Superior Adhesives for the Millennium"
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