On Jan 3, 6:27 am, "Kevin Cleary" wrote:
Hi,
Does anyone have the recipe for glue soup?
How long does the process take?

Thanks,
Kevin


Hello Kevin,

If you are talking about the glue mixture to soak cracked bowls in
that Wally Dickerman came up with a few years ago, it is a mixture of
50 percent white glue and 50 percent water. The soak time should be at
least 24 hours in my experience. The few times I've used it the
process worked great. You do have to let it dry after soaking. The
first time I used it was with a 14" salad bowl that I had rough turned
and was drying to give to a friend for a house warming gift. I pulled
it off the shelf and it had a big crack in it. I decided to use
Wally's process. It took almost two gallons of white glue and I used a
rock to hold the bowl under the solution. I took it out after 24 hours
and the crack was still there. I said to myself, Wally it doesn't
work. I threw the bowl out on the woodpile in the rain. A few days
later, I picked it up and the crack was closed. Brought it in and let
it dry off for a couple of weeks and final turned it. That was about
five years ago and she is still using the bowl with no crack.

Fred Holder
http://wwww.fholder.com