Elmer's 8 oz Carpenters Wood Glue, Yellow

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Additionally, we do not advise using Gorilla Glue products in applications that could lead to direct food contact or consumption or in situations where glue may be ingested. Elmer's glue was a 20th century innovation that took advantage of the chemical formulation of polyvinyl acetate, or PVA.

Fin attachment and external Add-on components I'll generally grab the Carpenters Yellow glue as it Sets a bit faster and is just a tad stronger, but dries Yellow.However, wood glue dries an amber color, while white glue dries clear, so use caution if the glue needs to be invisible. I have no idea why one would use TBII or what “water resistant” means, other than maybe if you clean up with water? Etsy’s 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centres that host Etsy. If I am building a model that needs plenty of strength and will be painted, I will often use yellow glue.

One more new one that you may not be familiar with: gorilla glue (the brown kind for sure, I haven't tried the others) is handy stuff sometimes too.

Carpenter's glue is easy to use, dries a translucent amber color, and is more easily sanded than white glue, which tends to soften due to the heat of the sanding process. It really was nice when gluing up a bending handrail where it took some time to get all the pieces into the forms glued up and clamped. For general purpose gluing I use white glue, for things that I really want to make sure will stay glued I use the wood glue. Too much white or wood glue can cause the body tube to swell ever so slightly, and you'll see the bulge.