| Bristles | Silicone, 100% |
| Handle | Plastic |
| Cleaning | Peel off dried glue |
| Item number | ZL-16633 |
Titebond wood glues come from Franklin International in Ohio, USA, and C.A. Götz jr. GmbH distributes them in Europe. Franklin sets out simple ground rules for working with them: the surfaces are clean, free of grease and dry, the wooden parts fit as closely as possible, the glue is applied generously on wood, and the joint is pressed together under pressure. If the glue has settled in the bottle, shake it well.
Titebond Original, II and III dry completely, without a soft residue in the joint that would absorb vibration. Titebond Original remains water-soluble, and its joint can be opened again with water and warmth. Titebond II and III are not water-soluble once cured; steam does not open these joints.
The Titebrush is a brush with 100 per cent silicone bristles for applying Titebond and other glues. The bristles do not clog; dried glue is simply stripped off. The brush is 200 mm long, 20 mm wide and 17 mm high and weighs 18 g.
Titebond is our main adhesive in string instrument making. For violins we mostly reach for Titebond Original, because its joint can be opened again with water and warmth when a repair is needed later. For oily timber we recommend Titebond III Ultimate with the green label, with a test joint beforehand. With bog oak, which is hard to glue because of its high sulphur and salt content, Titebond III has proved the best of the Titebond glues for us.
Let the glue dry and strip it out of the silicone bristles.
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