Hot hide glue or simply “hide glue” has been famous for being the luthiers choice in both guitars and violin family instruments for centuries. It dries very hard and is not susceptible to thermal plastic creep like many of the modern PVA glues.
Correspondingly, can you use wood glue for guitar binding?
At my shop, we prefer to use water-based wood glues, like Titebond II, because they’re easy to clean up using a damp paper towel. Titebond is also very strong—perfect for binding repair. Before you apply any glue, cut several thin strips of painter’s tape and keep them nearby.
Also question is, how do you glue a guitar neck?
Just so, how do you glue a guitar?
Is Gorilla Glue better than titebond?
Gorilla Glue is a polyurethane glue and Titebond III is an aliphatic resin glue. Gorilla glue will adhere to more substances but Titebond III gives a better wood to wood bond. Gorilla Glue cannot be washed off your hands…it must wear away while Titebond III cleans up with water.
Is Gorilla Glue better than wood glue?
It may be stronger, but most glue is stronger than the wood. Gorilla can be harder to use and foams up too.
Is Gorilla glue good for guitar repair?
Expanding wood glue is extremely useful for gluing on fretboards and any other repairs that require glue to seep into hard to reach cracks and expand. I have found that Gorilla glue works the best out of all the expanding wood glues that I have used.
Is Gorilla wood glue good for guitars?
It is not really necessary to use expanding wood glue or gorilla glue for guitars. I use expanding glue quite often on the fretboard, however. As long as I stick with Gorilla expanding glue, I’ll keep using it.