Wood glue contains animals? Thats rare. I don't know about the US, but here in Germany, We use PVA (Polyvinylacetate or whatever ->KPVAC-> Polyvinylacetat-dispersionsklebstoff)
That stuff does not contain anything remotely related to animals.
There is Some sort of bone glue, but that is only used for period accutate restorations over here.
I Guess the US uses something pretty similar to PVA, although the classic US wood glue always seems to be yellow-ish, while the german wood glue is pretty much as white as it can get.
Instrument maker (hobbyist) once told me, that because of matters of frequence and vibration often bone glue, or better yet skin glue is used. I would believe that is still the case (she gave me some pellets each, was useful for repairing my cheap violin), but it was used for sure in older instruments.
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u/LuckyfromGermany Jan 05 '25
Wood glue contains animals? Thats rare. I don't know about the US, but here in Germany, We use PVA (Polyvinylacetate or whatever ->KPVAC-> Polyvinylacetat-dispersionsklebstoff)
That stuff does not contain anything remotely related to animals.
There is Some sort of bone glue, but that is only used for period accutate restorations over here.
I Guess the US uses something pretty similar to PVA, although the classic US wood glue always seems to be yellow-ish, while the german wood glue is pretty much as white as it can get.
But thats a rant that nobody is here for.
Source: I am a Carpenter in Germany