Craig Cianciolo writes:

 

Paul did not prefer to use hide glue because of the short open

time and the quantity you had to prepare and keep heated in the

glue pot.  Taking a queue from DonCW (Don C. Williams is a

wood finisher and nice guy I've run into a couple of times) and

Craig Deller (Former Groop member, head of Deller

Conservation Group in Chicago, former student of Don's and

A.I.C. Board of Directors member), I prepped some "salty jell-

o" and poured it into an ice cube tray.  We store the "servings"

of hide glue in a jar in the 'fridge.  Veneer patches will usually

require one cube or less, reveneering a small table might take 3

or 4.  The point is that we can microwave what we need (5-7

sec, stir, repeat until liquid, apply) without running the risk of

overcooking the whole batch.
 

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Paul Garbarini writes:

 

Paul here.

 

We discovered that the 1 oz medicine cups that come with some

cough syrups, or in a sleeve of 100 at the drug store, are ideal

for heating the Glue Cube.  They don't even feel hot after 10 sec.

in the microwave.  Granted its a low wattage oven.

We've brought a Staples Office Supply EASY Button into the

shop.  Whenever something is as easy as this glue we hit the

button.  A baritone, Groop-type voice says, "That was easy".