On 2015-08-02 1:31 PM, Mark Lovett Wells wrote:
> One more thing.  If this was regular Titebond, that glue has a much shorter
> working time than Elmer's.  I think the package says 20 minutes, but in my
> experience, with Titebond I have to get the pieces together as fast as
> humanly possible.  This may be because much of the work I do is in an
> unconditioned garage in central Texas.  By the time 20 minutes is up, the
> glue is way too dry to stick.  Titebond Extend has a much longer open
> time.  When I glued my slab bench, I used Titebond Extend and only glued 1
> or 2 joints at a time.  To do half a slab (~10 boards) at once is too hard
> for me working by myself with Elmer's or Titebond Extend.
>
> Mark

This is worth remembering. Glue open time and drying time and speed of 
air drying varies dramatically from region to region. Here in southern 
Alberta, it's semi-arid: glues and finishes invariably dry faster here 
than manufacturers claim IME.

Don

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