Rublev Colours Bone Glue Pearls - 4 oz

Bone Glue Pearls are harder and less flexible than hide or rabbit skin glue, and stronger than technical gelatin.

Stronger than most modern adhesives, bone glue is used in traditional woodworking, gilding, and painting techniques. First soaked in water and then heated in a water bath, it is applied warm, and gels when left to cool. In woodworking, bone glue's solubility in water makes it reversible, while its "open time" allows for repositioning. In painting and gilding techniques, it is used as a size for canvas and boards, in recipes to make traditional chalk and gesso grounds, and in distemper paints.