Complete Guide to Glues & Adhesives [Paperback]

Nancy Ward (Author), Tammy Young (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 2001

This comprehensive volume covers everything crafters, sewers, and artists need to know about glues and adhesives currently on the market, their uses, and applications for paper, wood, glass, metal, and stitchless sewing. Includes more than 30 quick and easy step-by-step projects.

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From Library Journal

This sequel to Young's The Crafter's Guide to Glues (LJ 2/15/96) offers information about glues and adhesives that have recently come on the market as well as old favorites such as rubber cement and white glue. There are simple projects developed by Ward (Stamping Made Easy) using various kinds of glue, but the chief value of this book is as a reference for the application and use of the rather bewildering array of adhesives now available. Brand names are listed for each type (in fact, a brand name index would have been useful), and there is a well-illustrated section on tools used in gluing projects. Libraries already having Young's previous book will want to replace it with this one. Other libraries will want to add this to their crafts collections.
Copyright 2001 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873418204
• ISBN-13: 978-0873418201
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #313,388 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The Complete Guide to Glues and Adhesives, September 9, 2004

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G. Clark (Springfield, MO) - See all my reviews
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The title of this book is a gross overstatement and highly misleading. It is in no way a complete guide to glues and adhesives. A more approiate title would be "A Craft Persons Guide to Glues and Adhesives" because thats all the book is. If you're not a craft person this book is not for you.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars In-complete, Non-guide, totally Mis-titled, November 1, 2010

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A. Mead (New Mexico, USA) - See all my reviews
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This book is totally mistitled -- it describes a number of craft projects that use adhesives that were used decades ago. It gives no systematic description of various adhesives, what is good for what surfaces, strength, temperature ranges, etc. Most of its info is totally out of date as of 2010 -- minimal discussion of epoxies, polyurethanes, and none about cyanoacrylate, silanes (strong silicone derivatives), newer polyvinyl types (Titebond III). Might have limited value for hobby crafters, but less than useless for serious maintenance purposes -- people who need and use glues for building and repairing things.

4 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference book with great projects, March 4, 2002

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This review is from: Complete Guide to Glues & Adhesives (Paperback)

This book would be an welcome addition to any crafter's library.

It is an excellent reference, and fun to look at as well. She includes the up-to date information on glues and adhesives and certainly answered my questions about which to use for what.

Many times I am uncertain which one to use, since many projects do not specify what type of glue or adhesive to use. Sometimes this meant disappointing results, when I chose the wrong glue. This book has come to the rescue on many occasions since I could be sure of good results.