Fish glue

[Dave Bagwill]

I've been using fish glue for some things the past few days. It is easy to work with, has a good initial tackiness that holds pieces in place better than some other more 'slippery' glues, does not have an objectionable odor, dries clear and cleans up with water.

All in all thus far I'm comfortable with it. I'm not sure it will replace Titebond original in my overall plans, but it is a viable glue for sure.

[Robert Hosmer]

I hear that a lot of people are switching to it for bindings.

[Dave Bagwill]

I'm thinking that the almost immediate tackiness and clarity of drying residue would make it good for braces as well. I'm looking at the results of gluing on some kerfing yesterday, and I'm pleased.
Another tool in our arsenal, to be used as needed.

[Tim Benware]

I just got a 4 oz sample bottle a month ago. Will be using it on my next build.

[Robert Hosmer]

I'm thinking that the almost immediate tackiness and clarity of drying residue would make it good for braces as well. I'm looking at the results of gluing on some kerfing yesterday, and I'm pleased.
Another tool in our arsenal, to be used as needed.

Yeah, I imagine there are plenty who use it for bracing as well.
Something to keep in mind is that although it has fast grab, it takes longer to reach full strength cure than HHG or Titebond. Not a big deal as most of us leave our stuff clamped overnight anyways, but something to keep in mind for a full-on production move-em-in-move-em-out situation.

I learned about fish glue from a chairmaker. Benefits of HHG without having to rush assembly.

[Dave Bagwill]

Good point about the cure time - I left the kerfing to cure overnight with a lamp on it to keep it warm.

[TonyinNYC]

I am thinking of trying it for binding. I am not crazy about using CA, which has been my glue of choice lately. I rope the binding on tight and wick in thin CA. But I don't know if I could wait 4 whole days to do the binding. I would need a day for each binding strip. Sometimes it is not an issue, but I work when I can work, you know? If I had free time to be in the shop but I was still waiting for the glue to dry, I would be forced to do something unpleasant, like clean the shop!