HANDYMAN’S CORNER

Dominion, Volume 27, Issue 34, 3 November 1933, Page 4

HANDYMAN’S CORNER

A. C. Brookes: As far as I know the publication is not actually on sale here, but it caji be obtained through any newsagent. LIQUID GLUE MAKING “Industry” asks for a recipe for the making of liquid glue. Good. liquid glues are obtainable, and I would advise you to consult your hardware dealer. It is often a case of “a penny wise . ..” to attempt the making of something that may be bought readymade for a small sum. If, however, you wish to experiment break some ordinary gluo into small pieces and soak it in strong acetic acid. When the glue has swollen, melt it by placing the bottle in hot water, and adding more acetic acid. About one part of glue to five or six parts of acetic acid will be required. Another method is to soak Sox. of glue in lOoz. of water. When the glue is soft, melt it down by heating the bottle in water, then add 2£oz. of moderately strong nitric acid (specific gravity 1.3) and continue heating until the fumes have passed. REMOVAL OF VENEER Owner writes: “I have an oak clock the cabinet front of which is veneered with mahogany. Till'd is cracked and broken in several places. Can it be removed?” The job is a vticklish one best left to an expert, but this is one way to go about it: (1) Make a ring or wall of putty around the piece to be removed. Then heat some linseed oil in a water bath until the water boils. Pour the oil over the veneer and allow it to remain for about three hours. By that time the oil should have soaked through the veneer and softened the glue. Insert carefully under the veneer a wide thin chisel, keeping it wet in hot water; (2) the old veneer may be removed by heating a flat iron and pressing it well against the veneer. The latter can then be readily prized up with a stout knife or, chisel. The old gluo can be removed wit ICT hot water aud a rag. Tlie rough surface which is left must be planed up and glasspapered in order to leave a smrface fit for polishing.