With most of the central US experiencing very cold weather -- a reminder.

 

PVA glues like Titebond have a minimum temperature at which they work.  For most of them it's around 50-55 degrees F.   This means the wood, the glue and the ambient temperature.   Below that temperature. it turns white (and chalky looking, hence the name) and has drastically reduced glue strength.   Either do your glue up in a warm area (and bring your wood and glue there to warm up) or wait for a warmer day.

 

Glue Guide

Edited February 1, 20197 yr by kmealy

4 hours ago, kmealy said:

have a minimum temperature at which they work.  For most of them it's around 50-55 degrees F.

Matches up with my minimum work temperature any more too.

I was wonering why I was turning white and powdery, now I know.

Herb

Lucky me! I have a heated and cooled shop. I keep it at 64* in the summer and winter. I consider heating and cooling a tool. If I didn't have a table saw I couldn't do much woodwork so if I didn't have heat and air I couldn't much woodworking. It's all so simple even a caveman can do it.    

Makes perfect sense to me, Hawkeye.

You really don't need glue in that type of cold weather, use H2O and set it outside.

Just saying,

Herb

Thanks, K! I never considered the temp of my glue.

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