10 Wood Glues Tested Until They Broke

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• AL

  @AlexWoodworks · 1 month ago · pinned

  Guys, I’m planning to do a more sophisticated test and include only wood glues. Any suggestions for glues you’d like me to add to the test? And what else would you like to see me test?

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• JO

  @joeperrone6677 · 4 weeks ago

  After 35 years of woodworking, I still prefer Titebond II for most of my projects - great hold, slow-enough set-up time for most projects, cleans easily and lighter color works well with oaks, maples and other beige woods.<br>Titebond III is my choice when I need much longer set-up time or making outdoor furniture or using dark woods (mahogany, ebony, black walnut and ipe).

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• MY

  @myrons3464 · 1 month ago

  the way you&apos;re &nbsp;using &nbsp;the painters &nbsp;tool to scrape off &nbsp;the glue &nbsp;you could be looking at a trip to the emergency room

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• DO

  @DonsWoodies · 1 month ago

  The 160 pounds that TB original held was damned impressive considering the surface area of the end joint! &nbsp; I would have bet money that all three of the TB glues would have had the same strength since they are all specified with very nearly the same bond PSI from the manufacturer. &nbsp;If you do this again, add in hide glue. &nbsp;Titebond makes one and &apos;Old Brown Glue&apos; is the main goto for woodworkers that don&apos;t mix their own. &nbsp;<br><br>Enjoyed the video - lots of work and time went into that.

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• BI

  @bigriver47 · 1 month ago

  I do a lot of segmented turning, and I&apos;ve had things fly apart at high speeds. &nbsp;Titebond has been my favorite for years, no matter what kind of wood.

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• SA

  @SamsonTheDog-c9j · 1 month ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8eTQQKCPvI&amp;t=125">2:05</a> - &quot;Let&apos;s ruin some wood.&quot; &nbsp;That&apos;s what she said!😆

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• BA

  @barrywalsh3453 · 1 month ago

  As an enthusiastic beginner with wood, this video answered the question &quot;which one&quot; when confronted with these multi-choice glue, store displays. &nbsp;as My first project was a garden gate, I chose Titebond 3 as it gave more time for adjustments, squaring up etc. One lesson learnt, decide the clamps you&apos;re going to need and make sure they&apos;re at hand! To paraphrase, &quot;time waits for no glue&quot;. A very good video, well presented.

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• JA

  @jay4627 · 2 weeks ago

  Adding some liquid nails to the mix would be good to see IMO

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• DA

  @datguy8371 · 1 month ago

  I&apos;ve been woodworking for some 55 years. &nbsp;I&apos;ve never made wood end grain - to - end grain joints. &nbsp;They&apos;re inherently weak. &nbsp;My brother-in-law made some end tables that way, and didn&apos;t account for wood movement in his designs. &nbsp;Every one of those has fallen apart, wood movement due to humidity changes caused the glue to crack apart and pieces to fall off. &nbsp;I&apos;ve only had one project ever come apart. &nbsp;It couldn&apos;t stand the force of my daughter&apos;s 180 lb boyfriend jumping on it... &nbsp;And that wasn&apos;t a glue failure, he actually broke a 2&quot;x3&quot; wooden cross piece. &nbsp;I&apos;ve been using Titebond glues all this time. Good, solid stuff. &nbsp;Good design reduces the stress on the glue itself, reducing the likelihood of glue joint failure.

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• GE

  @georgespencer3973 · 1 month ago

  “… and I’ve pulled something in my back.” <br>I can do that sneezing.

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• MI

  @MichelleJoseph-f9n8e · 1 month ago (edited)

  Husband is a retired stair builder and also worked on historic landmarks. I asked; his answer was &quot;Henkel&apos;s Excel 7 with winter catalyst&quot;. No longer manufactured. It was a catalytic water-proof polyvinyl adhesive used for millwork. Almost no &quot;creep&quot;. My research indicates that Franklin International&apos;s &quot;Multibond X-080 with Catalyst TSA (Variable Ratio)&quot; is equal to or better than the old Excel 7 from the early 2000&apos;s.

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• RI

  @RickMalinowski-m2c · 1 month ago

  Great info! &nbsp;Really liked what you did to keep the tests fair.

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