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How to make Knox glue?
Marc St Louis:
You know guys. You don't need to boil your hides or sinew down for glue. Just put a roast or chicken in the oven with some water and after awhile pour off the water. You will have some glue and diner at the same time. :)
Hillbilly:
Justin, I was also under the impression that hooves wouldn't make glue. Hide or sinew scraps should work a lot better.
Justin Snyder:
Marc, I love the way you think. You could always eat the rawhide after you boil it. ;) It might require a little salt and pepper.
As for using hooves....they have been used to make glue for 9600 years at least. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoof_glue
Keratin is a protein collagen is in all connective tissue. We treat our horses hooves regularly when they get to dry to keep the collagen healthy. Justin
mullet:
Along the same thought as Marc.Just get a canned ham,make a sandwich and scrape off the gelatin.
Justin Snyder:
According to John T. Kramer, Antiques Doctor & Apothecary (that is a fancy word for a chemist for us rednecks) The glue is made from boiled and purified hooves and sinew from horses and oxen. This type was the primary glue for carpenters. Ironically, the older the animal the stronger the glue. ;D Justin
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