20 Best Glue For Woodworking (2022 Updated)

My wood carving broke, so I searched the best glue for the repair job. This glue is amazing! It can be wiped off with a damp cloth when wet, so no drips show. The colour is neutral and doesn’t show obvious repairs.

The adhesion is strong within a few minutes. I didn’t need clamps or tape while drying for my small job. Reasonable price compared to other brands. My carving looks like it was never broken :).

Elmer’s Wood Glue Max works great! The Thermofoil on my outdoor cabinets was coming off. The cabinets get wet from the rain so this glue was perfect because it is waterproof. I used this glue to secure the Thermofoil back onto the cabinets.

We have lots of heat and humidity in FL and it also resists heat, mold & mildew. Best of all it is strong and worked perfectly.

I have been using this glue on both treated and non treated plywood, and it does a pretty good job with both. I wish it came with a smaller opening for small items. It does not dry clear, and excessive glue has to be removed with a damp rag before setting.

I have not attempted to sand and/or paint the glue, so I can’t give any feedback with those processes.

I have used this glue for many years now. If a non-waterproof glue is OK for your requirements then this is one of the best especially if only small amounts are needed each time. This glue has a very long shelf life and providing it is kept in a relatively cool place it will be usable for many years after original purchase.

Yes there are other excellent Titebond glues which have variant degrees of waterproofing qualities but these have a much shorter shelf life and need to be used much more quickly.

Just to be absolutely clear, this is NOT actual hide glue. In fact, it has many properties that are the OPPOSITE of hide glue. This is some chemist’s approximation of what they would want for a hide glue.

Real hide glue uses heat, both for creation and for removal. This glue will not respond to heat for removal (even says so right on the package). Real hide glue is resistant to water, but this stuff is removed with water.

I have used real hide glue on musical instruments, and in no way would I use this on a musical instrument, as humidity itself will cause the joint to fail.

Have been using this product – on and off – for over 25 years. Brilliant and sympathetic for restoration jobs (not just wood). Brilliant when you have a complex (slow) clamping-up project. Reversible.

Definitely has a place on the ‘glue bottle shelf’. In response to the reviews commenting upon the ‘short shelf life’, yes it’s annoying they no longer put the expiry date on the bottle but I always write the purchase date on it when it comes to workshop.

If it’s very thick when taking delivery, bringing it to room temperature will sort it. If it’s past its shelf life I have found it will separate out and go very thin. When in doubt, do a test glue by ‘edge jointing’ a couple of boards then try knocking them apart the next morning – you will soon see whether its sticking or not.

! This is a unique product without an equal, so I accept it for what it is and buy in small quantities for the immediate job in hand.

Made sisal on wood cat scratching board to be screwed onto a wall. Needed non toxic product to glue the sisal onto a wood board. My research found Titebond Liquid Hide Glue to be very low in toxins (as compared to other glues available) as my cat would be scratching this product daily.

Holds very well, no odour. Unsure regarding waterproofing as used indoors. More expensive but worth it to keep toxins out of my home. Preferable for use with childrens craft projects. Recommend.

The Franklin 5013 Liquid Hide Glue was a lucky find for me. I used it for two very minor cracks in a classical guitar’s top. I settled it into the cracks and wiped off the excess glue. It dries clear and not too shiny.

I understand that luthiers have used this ‘type’ of glue for centuries, probably making it themselves. So, as a modern person, to locate it ready-made makes it a valuable find. I watched a couple videos of the man who repairs Willie Nelson’s guitar and the product name appeared as a pop-up during the video.

Lucky, right? That gave me the brand name to find on eBay in the U. S. and in Canada. I am an amateur woodworker and knew about hide glue but had no brand name to pursue. One more consideration is that this glue can be dissolved and bad repairs un-done.

Or done over. So violin-makers can take apart instruments without ruining the wooden pieces, repair them on the inside, as it were, and put them back together again. Very cool!.

This glue worked really well to bond a non porous solid core pvc laminate to plywood panels. Has a similar consistency and open time of a Titebond pva glue so was easy to apply over a large panel area using a roller spreader.

Only downside is that it’s hard to find in stock online and that it’s not moisture resistant as a D3 or D4 pva, otherwise really happy with it.

I am a novice woodworker for only a few months now and did not know such a product existed for gluing melamine. Definitely worth the buy and works great. Fast glue up and stays together.

It’s Titebond glue. It does what it says. It came on time and was packaged well. This specialty glue is hard to find, so I appreciate this merchant for carrying it.

The two pictures I posted are of the 6×6 top rail , of my worn faded old house deck. The middle of the 6×6 shows the cracked open wood from years of sun rain and harsh weather. The top of the 6×6 in the same pictures , shows where I filled (thus repairing)the same type cracked open wood places , with Titebond lll Ultimate Wood Glue.

It dries to a light to medium brown color (like woods natural color), even though the glue in the bottle looks to be a whitish light tan color from the factory. The color in my pictures gives a false color(when dry) for you to see because of the cheap camera I am shooting my pictures with.

This glue is stronger than the wood itself (proven by independent tests) , and I dont expect to ever have to redo these same imperfections ever again , and this Titebond lll Ultimate is totally water proof.

I took these pictures after 3 full days of Hurricane type rains. And with the Thompson Tinted Wood Sealer I purchased from Walmart earlier this year , I expect to have my top deck rails restored quickly and inexpensively , and for the repairs I made with this Titebond lll to blend in with the natural wood tint.

I recently also rebuilt the inside braces of an acoustic guitar with Titebond Wood Glue. Titebond ll and lll are recommended by expert guitar builders as one the best wood glues in the world. I have saved a ton of money , along with getting the best service and guarantee in the business, offered by Walmart themselves , on every thing they stock.

I do home my buying from Walmart and delivery to my home is fast and dependable by Walmarts FEDEX delivery folks. And free delivery over any 35 dollar or more purchase. I do my own work on my country home , and anything I need that Walmart offers, I always buy from them.

Walmart offers the best service, prices and no questions warranty. And hey, get home delivery for the same price as visiting the store, so why waste your own gas, and risk getting the Covid 19 infection.

Have used this product in the past with great success. So the prospect of opening a new bottle of Ultimate Wood Glue is certainly very appealing. The sheer joy that I know will arise from my skilful application of this goo to various surfaces is something that I anticipate with tremendous excitement.

Indeed, this anticipation is currently flooding my brain with so many feel good chemicals that I am almost too scared to open the bottle for fear of breaking the spell. Perhaps I shall leave the glue sitting on the shelf, just for a while.

no rush.

Very useful for assembling small parts without waiting for glue to dry, with a big saving of time and no standdown time as with traditional glues. Very strong bond with wood and also for locking grubscrews etc.

Have not had it long enough to be able to say how long it lasts in the container once it has been opened for first use.

I repaired some 5 bar driveway gates in 4×2 timber. In total 18m of new timber scarfed (about 30 joints) and glued and dowelled with Titebond. It made a sound job and I am most impressed having previously used animal and modern chemicsl glues.

The foaming gap filling qualities help keep out moisture from the joints.

The adhesive batch I received is a lot thicker than previous batches and performs differently. It effervesces in white small bubbles instead of brown larger bubbles and forces clamps apart. The previous batches were fine.

Can’t recommend at present. Having said that, Axminster have done everything they could to help. Replaced the batch overnight by courier, but still the problem is there with the new consignment.

Titebond glue holds tight. I have used a few different glues. Titebond is somewhat like Gorilla brand poly glue only it flows easier onto your work, and costs less. Gorilla glue can go on a damp surface, where titebond surfaces need to be dry.

It expands so if you don’t clamp or hold down your work, it will, well, expand. Gorilla glue does this too. All in all recommended for many uses. it sticks well to a lot of stuff and dries strong.

A few years back I got a great deal on an office desk that I love. It’s been through daily use with work from home and the keyboard drawer I use for all my office supplies was barely hanging on with the screws and wood coming apart.

After unsuccessfully attempting to nail and screw the drawer back together, it stripped the holes and didn’t leave much more room to repair. Figured I’d give this glue a go before ultimately chucking the drawer out which I was bummed to think of doing.

Thankfully this glue is amazing!!! Glued the drawer together, albeit a little messy (thankfully it’s a hidden mess), allowed to dry for 36 hours and good as new. It’s been months of daily drawer use and it’s held up no issue.

Only wish I found this wood glue sooner instead of a year of battling with my broken drawer. Will be a staple in our house for sure.

The lockdown has given the family a great opportunity to watch me doing some long-overdue jobs around the house. Nineteenth on their list was a garden gate and fence to keep the dog out of the plants.

To my annoyance, my bottle of external wood glue had dried up, and was unuseable. This was largely my own fault, as I hadn’t done it up quite as tightly as needed to keep all air out. To my surprise, this make which I’ve always used was out of stock everywhere I looked – bearing in mind that a lot of stockists weren’t open.

So I alighted upon this Gorilla. I have to say – and this is entirely a subjective observation – that the first two joints I glued and nailed fell apart after a few minutes, and I had to use clamps! Now it’s probably due to my lack of experience, but I have the slight impression that this Gorilla doesn’t stick quite as quickly as the ‘other make’ that I’ve used for years.

The problem with the ‘other brand’ is that once the joint is made, you can’t change your mind. It is difficult to pull apart. I repeat that this isn’t a scientific test, just my impression. But I have used the old glue for 40 years of intermittent carpentry, and before that some powered stuff.

Maybe being able to pull a joint apart soon after isn’t such a bad thing; I remember once putting some dowels in and having a great problem when I realised that I done it wrongly! Otherwise, it’s just fine; the nozzle is good (the cause of my problem with the other) once you’ve fathomed out how to open it by pulling it upwards.

Of course, the real test will be to see if the dog gets through the gate and digs up the garden; then dog and I will be looking for refugee status. But this Gorilla is excellent, and the retractable applicator is really sensible.

Thoroughly recommended. Just a small thing; the ‘Click and Collect’ is very helpful. Thanks Hereford branch! STOP PRESS: family are so delighted with the gate that they are going to let me make another one! Joy of joys!.

Maybe the glue is okay, but the application technology is so bad, no one would ever know. The nozzle is impossible to work with. It’s fully of air and you have to squeeze with two hands to get anything to come out.

You can only applyt he glue in a downward fashion, so any project that requires you to apply glue at an angle or from underneath is impossible. All you’ll get is air coming out. Unusable.

Most glue is about the same. Evo, no-nonsense, etc. Gorilla glue dries clear and allows some wriggle room with setting. The best feature is the bottle. Excellent way to open and close. Glue cones out in the quantity you need and you don’t need a vice grip to force more glue out.

Much better than the others I’ve tried. I even reused the bottles with other glue I had in the house.

I’m ploughing through this bottle of glue making a workbench for myself and it’s proving itself over and over. I am laminating all the parts out of 120 x 32 southern yellow pine and 24 hours in the clamps and this glue is a wining combination.

Easy to clean off wet and scrapes off where any bits are missed. Highly recommended.

If you’re doing lots of glue ups this is a very economical value. Works out way cheaper than buying 8 or 16oz bottles. Just make sure you store it well as extreme cold can ruin many wood glues. My workshop is in an unheated detached garage so I keep the jug in the house and refill smaller bottles as needed.

I needed a glue with a longer open time for complicated wood joinery. I was using the ‘Original’ and the ‘Ultimate’ for many years in Canada before moving to the UK. I do use some of the ‘faster’ European glues for simple work that I don’t care about.

For all other projects I am ‘sticking’ to Titebond.

This stuff works! I mean whoa. watch out or you’ll end up dangling from your roofline like I did. I forgot to close the cap, bottle knocked over and spilled a little where I was standing. cured while I worked.

I turn to leave, loose my balance cause my boots were stuck. glued to the roof! Thank God I leave my boots up tight.

I am new at woodworking and on a tight budget right now. I needed some good wood glue for a project I’m working on and decided to give this glue a try. I was pleasantly surprised about the strong bond between pieces of wood all of my wood joints are sound and tight.

Also it dries clear. I would certainly recommend the HFT Wood glue to anyone looking to save money on their wood projects. I’m happy with the results so far.

The product was easy to use. I was moving and dropped a drawer which cracked along one side. This glue has been great in holding the drawer back together and was very easy to use. Within 24 hours, the drawer was strong and structurally sound.

We loved this glue at first. Then discovered if you do not CONSTANTLY keep it stirred/shaken, it has NO bonding strength. We have had to make refunds to several of our customers after the items we shipped to them had stuff literally just falling off.

Be VERY CAREFUL of this glue!.

This glue sets up FAST! You weren’t kidding when you said 15 minutes clamping time. Great stuff, but be careful with when to use it. I glued a small block to a board and had a hard time to adjust its position about two minutes later.

This, mixed with Resorcinol resin, was the first of the synthetic glues. Water is the most common additive to catalyze it which does little to affect its strength. Initially, marine and aircraft were primary uses since sixty years of submersion has no effect on its properties.

It is slow drying and must be under pressure overnight in order to maintain the integrity of the joint. This is desirous since it allows wiping the glue off preserving the integrity of the grain for clear finishes.

(Don’t wait too long though :). ) When mixing, it should have a consistency on the heavy side of chocolate milk.

The same high quality you would expect from Titebond glues. This dark wood glue is very useful when working with darker woods, such as black walnut. It is even useful as a crack filler in some instances.

Used it to repair a broken gunstock (in three pieces!) Biggest problem I had was clamping the irregular pieces. Glue is very flowable at first but sets up great. The bond is very strong as I have shot the rifle following the repair with no issues.

Also like the weatherproof aspect as the gun may occasionally be exposed. Great product!.