Rice Starch Glue

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For wood and paper. Acid-free. Not waterproof - can be reactivated with water when dried out.

Good for gluing cover wraps on book boards, and hardcover on end papers of book block. High water content - avoid using on thinner papers.

Keeps in the fridge for a week. Do not freeze.
Possible preservatives: borax, salt, clove oil

From glutinous rice grains

• Cook with small amount of water (3/4 of rice) first. Proceed to #Cooked glutinous rice.
• Puree with water in a blender. Heat and cook while stirring to desired consistency. Let cool. Store in refrigerator.

From cooked glutinous rice

1. Mash cooked rice into a smooth paste. Add more water to thin.
2. Return to heat and cook to desired consistency. Let cool.
3. Scoop to a fine metal sieve and press through into container. Refrigerate until needed.

From glutinous rice flour

Heat and cook while stirring to desired consistency. Let cool. Store in refrigerator.

Starch Paste

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• 1 part wheat/rice starch OR wheat flour
• 4 parts water
• Few drops clove oil.

1. Mix water and starch. Let sit for 30 minutes.
2. Cook solution in gentle heat (in a double boiler) until it thickens.
3. Add clove oil. Stir 10 minutes. Turn off heat. Stir for 10 minutes.
4. Transfer to sterilized container. Let cool.

Wheat Flour Paste

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For bookbinding, paper, and leather.

• 1 heaped tsp. flour
• 250 mL water

1. Mix and heat, stirring constantly to dissolve and avoid lumps. Thicken as desired.

Cornstarch Paste

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For bookbinding.

• 1 Tbsp. cornstarch
• Water

1. Mix cornstarch with 1 Tbsp. water until smooth.
2. Add boiling water to mixture. Stir to incorporate.
3. Cool. Store in the refrigerator.

Glue for wood, fabric, papers, cardboard, etc.

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• 300g (2 c. + 1 Tbsp.) sugar
• 190g (1.5 c.) white flour
• 3 Tbsp. vinegar OR lemon juice
• 2 Tbsp. baking soda
• 1L (~4.25 c.) water at room temperature.
• (Opt.) 1 Tbsp. Listerine

1. Mix flour in water. Stir while heating. DO NOT STOP STIRRING.
2. Add sugar once warm. Continue stirring.
3. Once dissolved, add vinegar. Stir.
4. Add baking soda. Continue stirring.
5. Once thickness is achieved, removed from heat. Let cool. Store.

Milk Glue / Casein Glue

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Casein glue.
Good for leather/rawhide-wood gluing.

• 1 Tbsp. (15mL) baking soda / other base
• 3 tsp. + (5mL) white vinegar
• 1.5 c. milk

1. Warm up milk. Add vinegar. Stir until curds separate. (cottage cheese)
2. Let cool. Drain off liquid.
3. Slowly add baking soda to the curds while heating to boil until it changes into a creamy mixture. Add water as desired. (Add pigments at this step to make paint)

Unsorted

For paper and wood; For wood-wood; For wood-wood, glass-glass, glass-metal, plastic-plastic
Five types of glue
Garlic clove juice can be used as glue for glass and porcelain