[LUTE] Re: Possible to over clamp?

[Martin Shepherd]

I can't resist this - with hide glue you don't do much clamping, which 
is useful because there are some aspects of lute making where clamping 
would be difficult anyway.  It's really hard to go wrong with it, as 
it's very forgiving of not-quite-so-clean surfaces etc. in a way which 
modern adhesives aren't.  And best of all, it's reversible, even after 
hundreds of years.  Brilliant!

Martin
Herbert Ward wrote:
In using hide glue, is it possible to over-clamp,
so that insufficient glue is left in the joint?



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