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How to make Knox glue?
tom sawyer:
I have people who do that for me. They work at Knox Inc. But I'll admit, you are more primitive than me.
Is it soup yet? How's the smell?
Justin Snyder:
This is an big project. If I'm going to do it all myself. Then I better do the glue the hard way too. It does smell a little, but not really bad. I crushed it to about like a course table salt. Ill be sinewing with it in a minute. Justin
duffontap:
Tim Baker said you couldn't make glue from hooves? Or, did I read something wrong?
J. D.
samuraiwarrior:
Justin, what exactly did you use from the animal. The hoof is a keratin protein like fingernails. It will not make a glue like you hope. You need to use the hide/connective tissues/tendons which have collagen in them to make the glue. As for knox, I cover the powder with cold water for about an hour and then heat it up. After it melts I'll adjust consistency to what I like.
Bikewer:
I used Knox to apply the snakeskin backing on my osage bow, found it very easy to do. I just used one of those cheap foam paintbrushes to apply.
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