idiots guide to gelatin glue please

[stuckinthemud]

Morning!
I've bought some (pork) gelatin sheets.  I know I need to soak them in cold water, but then what?  30% dilution is a figure I've seen quoted, but what does that mean?  Do I weigh the soaked sheets and then add them to twice that weight of warm water? I will be glueing horn nocks into v-splices in yew, then binding with sinew then backing with sinew. I'm thinking of 1 layer in the outer limbs, 2 on the centre 1/3)

[Pat B]

I've never worked with sheet gelatin but you want your "glue" to be the consistency of syrup when ready to use.

[PaSteve]

Spent close to 30 years in professional kitchens. Some say leaf (sheet gelatin) is more pure. It's all denatured animal protein. 1 oz powdered gelatin = 3 sheets of leaf gelatin. Just look for the same consistency as Pat said. Hope this helps.

[PaSteve]

Sorry, should be 1 tablespoon = 3 sheets not 1 oz. 1 tablespoon is actually .25 oz. Sorry for the mistake on last post.

[stuckinthemud]

No apology necessary, that's the info I need right there! Thanks guys