Fish glue

Excellent quality, in grains or flakes.

Fish glue is a traditional glue for application on organic materials such as wood.

It has a very high adhesive strength, a long working time, can be reactivated with water, it is non-toxic.

Fish glue is used where strong, but also elastic bonds are required. Suited for gluing veneers, to attach different materials to wood (such as metals, metal foils, tortoiseshells), as glue for textiles and papers, glue for gilding, glue for glass and ceramic.

Properties of the fish glue:

Insoluble in organic solvents.

Like all other animal glues, fish glue is not waterproof. Therefore, the connections can be reverted with warm water, glue residues can easily be romoved with a wet cloth. This protects valuable objects since you do not have to use tools or sanding paper to remove excess glue.

Example on how to use the fish glue:

Mix the solid fish glue with cold water (usually 100 g of fish glue and 700-1000 ml of water). Leave it to swell for 24 hours. The mixture is then heated with occasional stirring in a water bath. The water must never boil, since the glue would lose the adhesive force. The ideal temperature is 50-60 °C. After about 20-30 minutes, the fish glue has completely liquefied and is ready for use. The glue can be diluted with water to get the desired consistency.

Colophony (Greek pitch) pale

excellent quality

Fine art uses rosin for tempera emulsions and as painting-medium component for oil paintings. It is soluble in oil of turpentine and turpentine substitute, and needs to be warmed.

Dammar gum - extra pure

excellent quality, suitable for the production of varnish

Dammar (or Damar) is used in foods, as a clouding or glazing agent, and in incense, varnish, and other products. Dammar varnish, made from dammar gum mixed with turpentine is commonly used in oil painting, both during the painting process and after the painting is finished.

Sandarac

Light yellow pieces, excellent quality. Available in different packing sizes. From Morocco.

Good solubility in alcohol, ether, acetone

Mastic (tears of Chios) greek

excellent quality

Mastic is used in some varnishes. Mastic varnish was used to protect and preserve photographic negatives.

Mastic is also used in perfumes, cosmetics, soap, body oils, and body lotion.

Benzoin resin

excellent quality

soluble inter alia in alcohol

Manila Copal

The term copal describes resinous substances in an intermediate stage of polymerization and hardening between "gummier" resins and amber.

For the production of varnish and incense.

Soluble in alcohol.

Madagaskar Copal

Soluble in Turpentine. Suitable for example for varnish and incense.

Colophony powder (greek pitch)

excellent quality

Fine art uses rosin for tempera emulsions and as painting-medium component for oil paintings. It is soluble in oil of turpentine, alcohol, acetone, ether, acetic acid etc.

Carnauba wax bleached

Light yellow scales, excellent quality. Available in different packing sizes.

Soluble for example in turpentine oil.