ORIGINAL: eddieC
Let's not lose sight of the big picture, that there's a huge variety of glues available, and nearly as many techniques as builders. My oldest brother was a part-time luthier (builder of stringed instruments, he repaired guitars for rockers, a few big time), and he used horse-hide glue among others like Titebond. The horse-hide was the strongest by far, over 3,000 psi til failure IIRC, but I haven't seen any in over a decade.
Hide glue (and glue pots) are still out there:
http://www.woodcraft.com/PRODUCT/200...FegbQgodQCmsWg
I haven't come across anyone using hide glue in model aircraft building.
I do know of at least one luthier here on R/C U; Smith Creek. Think I'll drop him a note and get his position on it.
For those who don't know, here's an image of a glue factory:
What a hoot! Thanks!
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