2 minutes ago, Fred W. Hargis Jr said:

Is that for the upcoming apocalypse?

Here’s mine, got the can opener, the dog tags, and the fold up church key. Haven’t used any of them in some time.

Or Twinkies

Back to the glue shelf life ---Family Handyman magazine ran an article earlier this year or late last year that you could add a small amount of vinegar to Titebond and other such glues if it got too thick.  I have no experience, but wondered if anyone has tried this or been exposed to it.  

1 minute ago, FlGatorwood said:

Back to the glue shelf life ---Family Handyman magazine ran an article earlier this year or late last year that you could add a small amount of vinegar to Titebond and other such glues if it got too thick.  I have no experience, but wondered if anyone has tried this or been exposed to it.  

I buy a gallon, usually last me 1 ^1/2 years and I tend to use almost all of it.  Tried to get the last bit with some hot water last year and  results were less than impressive.  Worked great for some glue sizing work I did on a piece plywood to get a uniform color of stain.   Thanks to @steven newman and others here I use more glue joinery techniques and less screws these days.  Now if I am doing laminated work for turnings I go through quite a bit of glue.   

 

6 hours ago, Gunny said:

I buy a gallon, usually last me 1 ^1/2 years and I tend to use almost all of it. 

 That's pretty much what i do. I buy a gallon, and keep small squeeze bottles filled for use. The rest stays in the fridge. I always mark the bottle with the date of purchase. There have been times i didn't use it all and had to toss a small amount. But the gallons are so much cheaper than one-quart-at-a-time it still is a little less costly.

i've had titebond go  gainey  at that point I discard it.

On 11/1/2020 at 9:13 AM, John Morris said:

if you have to worry about shelf life of glue, you aint woodworking enough! Doin't ask me how I know!

That's why I buy the smaller bottles, never fails though when I go to do something I forgot to get more and have to make a quick run. 

48 minutes ago, Larry Buskirk said:

That's why I buy the smaller bottles, never fails though when I go to do something I forgot to get more and have to make a quick run. 

Pretty sure that glue you bought in 1975 is no good by now.

14 minutes ago, Gunny said:

Pretty sure that glue you bought in 1975 is no good by now.

That got used in 1976, an 8 oz. bottle lasts me usually about a year.