Which Wood Glue is Best? Let's find out! Showdown with Titebond, Flex Glue, Elmer's & Gorilla.

when it comes time to select a wood glue should you spend a little bit more for the ultimate or for the best quality of wood glue or are pretty much all weed glues the same today we're going to be testing several different brands additionally we're going to be testing to see if any of them are really that much better than just plain Elmer's all-purpose glue additionally we're gonna see if flex glue can keep up with the competition we'll see which wood glue has the most tensile strength we'll see which brand has the most shear strength we'll see which wood glue has the most tensile strength efforts been soaked in water for 24 hours we'll find out if the strongest wood glue can support the weight of a tractor once it's been repaired with the wood glue for the tensile strength test I'll cut two by fours into eight inch pieces then number both ends of each board then drill six holes in each board then install one deck screw at each end of each board to ensure that boards stay intact during the test then I'll cut each board into two pieces compressed air did a great job removing the sawdust from each piece of wood each brand of glue was applied to six samples for the tensile strength test the wood was repaired maintaining the original orientation and wood grain pattern drywall screws did a terrific job applying a clamping force after 28 hours of cure time the drywall screws used for clamping the boards were removed in order to test wood glue had to make some serious upgrades to my test setup I went ahead and bought a much larger scale this is capable of eleven thousand pounds or five thousand kilograms I did a lot of welding on the steel that will be used to pull these boards apart we're gonna begin the test with the tensile strength test before it's been soaked in water and then we'll come back and test the shear strength costing $3.97 for sixteen houses is this Titebond original wood glue professional strength and terior use surfaces must be clean to dry joint should fit tightly apply a heavy spread of glue to surface and clamp for a minimum of thirty minutes do not stress joints for 24 hours the first tight by an original sample provided four thousand five hundred and thirty-five pounds of tensile strength that's enough to lift most cars off the ground the second sample was down a lot to two thousand five hundred and twenty five the third sample was only 550 costing five dollars and 47 cents or a dollar 50 more than the original Titebond is this tight bond to premium wood glue it claims to be the number one selling formula one resistant interior/exterior the instructions for tight bond two are the same as tight bond original the first tight bond to sample provided an amazing five thousand six hundred and seventy pounds of tensile strength that's enough to lift most SUVs the second was down a little 2115 the third was up some to 3325 but the test sample broke or it would have been higher costing $6.99 more about a dollar 50 more than tight bond two is the tight bond three the ultimate wood glue rated number one by the pros waterproof exterior and interior the directions for use for the tight bond tight bond two and tight bond three are all the same the first Titebond three sample provided four thousand and twenty pounds of tensile strength ii was up some to five thousand three hundred and seventy the third was down slightly to four thousand nine hundred and fifty so type on three did better in this test than Titebond original or type on two costing four dollars at eighty seven cents is this Elmer's carpenters wood glue on stronger than wood Sanibel and paintable interior use heller syringe all did great at four thousand nine hundred and sixty pounds ii was even better at five thousand nine hundred and sixty and just about destroyed by new crane scale the third was down quite a bit to two thousand nine hundred and fifty at six dollars and seventy eight cents is this Elmer's carpenters wood glue max better than tight bond three waterproofing stainable bond stronger than wood resist heat mold and mildew sandable and paintable easy water cleanup interior and exterior on the first sample Elmer's max provided four thousand three hundred and seventy pounds of tensile strength ii was down slightly to four thousand seventy the third was down a little more of two thousand four hundred and fifty costing two dollars and twenty-nine cents for eight ounces is this gorilla wood glue it claims to be incredibly strong for the toughest jobs on planet earth it's designed for both indoor and outdoor use gorilla delivered one thousand five hundred and eighty pounds on the first sample the second was up quite a bit that 4145 the third was back down to two thousand two hundred and ten costing four dollars eighty four cents is this Elmer's glue-all multi-purpose glue so why use a wood glue when you could just use their strong formula which dries fast and safe and non-toxic it's supposed to be perfect for household repairs craft projects and more Elmer's craft provided five hundred twenty five pounds of tensile strength on the first sample it was up quite a bit to two thousand four hundred and fifteen on a second it was up again to three thousand five hundred and eighty not bad for a craft glue lasting $12.99 the most expensive product we'll be testing is this flex glue and claim - bond seal and repair strong rubberized waterproof adhesive super strong bond instant grab and hold and works underwater excellent for construction flex produce 650 on the first sample it was up slightly to 750 on the second it was down slightly to 555 on two-thirds of fairly consistent results from flex so tight bond came out on top followed by Elmer's original then tight bond to end Elmer's Max finished four since this tests involved incredibly high stress loads on the wood it resulted in some data outliers if one removes the lowest-performing sample from each product Elmer's original came in first tight bond three and second tight bond two and third and Elmer's Max and fourth for the shear strength test two by fours were cut and then cleaned with compressed air each brand of glue was used to make three samples a jig was used to ensure the deck screws for clamping the boards together was a near-perfect vertical position and centered after 28 hours of cure time the deck screws were removed for the shear strength test I'll insert the board into the holder can cut the board into position in the tester and the test will begin type on original did great at 1,250 pounds shear strength on the first sample it was up a little to 1685 on the second it was down slightly to 1260 on the third so fairly consistent results for tight bond original with tight bond original the glue failed in some areas and the Whitfield and others tight bond - actually did quite a bit better than tight bond original on the first sample at 1825 pounds it was down slightly to 1655 on the second it was down slightly again to 1585 pipe on to did a great job and it definitely seems stronger for the shear load than Titebond original high bond three delivered 1500 45 pounds shear strength on the first sample it was up a little to 1835 pounds on the second it really crushed it on the third at two thousand two hundred and thirty-five pounds doing much better overall than Titebond original and type on to type on three definitely seems stronger than Titebond original and tight bond to it did a great job of sticking to the would we see wood failure not glue failure Elmer's original did great on the first sample at 1675 pounds it was down slightly to 1375 on the second it was up a little on the third sample to 1465 the Amber's woodglue experience a little bit of glue failure and a little bit of wood failure Elmer's Max delivered an impressive 2050 pounds on the first sample it was down slightly to 1935 on the second sample but still much stronger than Elmer's original the third sample was the best at 2100 and 75 pounds on average Elmer's Max is in the lead over tight bond three but King gorilla outperformed tight bond three and Elmer's max Elmer's max definitely seems like the strongest glue we've tested yet very impressive results gorilla delivered 1635 pounds on the first sample it was down slightly to 1560 on the second it was down 5 pounds to 1555 on the third so very consistent results from gorillas very consistent results from gorillas definitely not as strong as Elmer's Max or tight bond free is Elmer's craft glue just as good as wood glue 1395 in the first sample is pretty impressive for a craft glue it did nearly as good at 1275 on the second it was up slightly to 1535 on the third so craft glue isn't quite as good as wood glue but still did an excellent job Howard's craft glue actually did fairly well putting up some pretty impressive numbers flex glue delivered 825 pounds in the first 750 5 pounds on the second it remained at 755 pounds on the third so very consistent results from flex glue flex glue is doing a great job sticking to the wood it's experiencing cohesive failure the shear strength test seemed to deliver fairly reliable results with Elmer's max coming out on top and tight bond three finishing in a very close second type on two did remarkably well at 1688 pounds and gorillas finished fourth now that's a lot of damage for one day but we're not done I'm gonna go ahead and soak the rest of the test pieces in water for about 24 hours and when we come back we're gonna see how water effects each product strength this wood has been soaking for right at 24 hours so we're going to begin the testing Wow Titebond original seemed unfazed by 24 hours of water exposure by delivering three thousand three hundred fifty pounds of tensile strength the second sample was way down to 1,000 165 the third sample failed before the test could begin exposing the risk of using a product that is not designed for continuous water exposure tight bond to which is not designed for continuous water exposure only delivered 540 pounds on the first it was up to 1495 on the second it was up again to 3695 on the third so definitely better than Titebond original type pon-3 is designed for continuous water exposure and delivered 1230 on the first it was up some to 1525 on the second it was up again to 2,205 on the third so very impressive job by Titebond three with all test samples delivering well over 1,000 pounds of tensile strength Elmer's original not designed for water exposure did great on the first sample at 2915 it was way down to only 20 pounds on the second it did great on a third at 2430 so water exposure hurt the reliability of Elmer's original glue Elmer's max which is designed for continuous water exposure did great on the first at three thousand five hundred and seventy-five it was down quite a bit to 1,050 on the second it was up again to 1575 on the third so Elmer's Max like tight bond three provided over a thousand pounds of all three test samples while gorilla is designed for exterior use it's not designed for continuous water exposure it did great on the first sample at three thousand five hundred and thirty-five it was way down to five hundred and thirty five on the second it was up quite a bit to two thousand one hundred and sixty on the third Elmer's craft Lu was at one thousand one hundred and ten on the first it was up slightly to 1180 on his second it was down a lot to only 15 pounds on the third sample flex is designed for continuous water exposure and achieve 705 pounds on the first it was down quite a bit to 185 on a second it was up again 845 on 3rd while there are many ways to try to analyze the results one way to look at water exposure testing is to consider the risk of failure instead of just focusing on the average of the three test samples if one looks at just the lowest performing sample type on three and Elmer's max showed their value by delivering over a thousand pounds of tensile strength other than flex glue none of the other products are designed for continuous water exposure and obviously it caused significant reliability concerns I'm gonna cut this one in half and repair it with the strongest glue that we test we'll see if it can support the weight of a tractor way to repair this pole using some Elmer's max glue [Music] we'll put this poll to the test in 24 hours it's been 24 hours so I'll go ahead and remove the deck screws from this poll and then we'll see how much weight it can take [Applause] [Music] [Applause] I'm really impressed that the wood glue actually held up for a short period of time with the way to the tractor on top of it you can see there's an area here where that doesn't appear to be any wood glue this is a pressure treated Pole and I'm sure that probably had an impact on the glue as well the tensile strength testing on these wood glues really put the test equipment to the test and nearly destroyed my new crane scale very impressive strength in numbers from these wood glues with that being said I highly recommend Titebond to type on 3 or Elmer's max for continues water exposure tight bond 3 or Elmer's max they're definitely the way to go both of those are very good wood glues all the videos on this channel are from viewer recommendations so if you have an idea for a future video I hope you'll take time to leave a recommendation thanks so much for watching the video please take care and look forward to next time

Channel: Project Farm

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Length: 14min 24sec (864 seconds)

Published: Mon Jan 06 2020