Glue from animal fat

[wade]

Can anyone explain the process of making glue from animal fat?
Wade

 

[Myakka]

I have never hear of making glue from animal fat, but hide glue works pretty good.

Take the scrapings from an animal skin and add 2 times water, simmer. Glue will be removed from scrapings and float. Glue is very strong but needs to remain dry.

 

[Cliff Stamp]

Probably a bit of a mixup, soap is made from fat, glue is made from sinew or skin or pitch.

-Cliff

 

[mete]

Glue is made from protein not fat. These include hide glue and casein glue [milk protein].

 

[wade]

Ok..... So what is the best way to make glue in the wilderness?
Thanks
Wade

 

[Outdoors]

Pine pitch is supposed to work pretty well and would be faster than making hide glue. I believe Cutler's resin is at least part pine pitch. IIRC, you are supposed to mix the pitch with something organic to improve bonding.

http://www.trackertrail.com/survival/pitchandglue/rbpitch/index.html
http://www.onagocag.com/glue.html

Pat

 

[mewolf1]

Pine pitch is supposed to work pretty well and would be faster than making hide glue. I believe Cutler's resin is at least part pine pitch. IIRC, you are supposed to mix the pitch with something organic to improve bonding.

http://www.trackertrail.com/survival/pitchandglue/rbpitch/index.html
http://www.onagocag.com/glue.html

Pat

A little fat mixed in helps with the workability and keeps the set "glue' from being to brittle. How much you ask, witchcraft pure witchcraft. I have made some really gooy stuff and didn't add much fat at all.