When I learned woodwork there only was a choice of two glues. Now I need some info about alternatives. This is what I am doing:
Involved in the restoration of a very old building I am repairing oak window frames. A long job of scarfing and letting in new pieces of oak and jointing in new sills. I was using pva but the recent low temperatures have given me a lot of grief. The night time temperatures in the barn/workshop are around freezing and the glue doesn't work.
I don't like the idea of Cascamite (urea formaldehyde?) because I need a lot of small quantities of glue through the day, so I don't want to mix up a batch with a short life. Also I was keen to have a little movement in the glue between the old and new timber. I have never used polyurethane or epoxy or animal glue or electric glue curing devices and there are probably other options I have never heard of.
Seeking knowledgable advice or web pages/pdfs. Low temps, small quantities, weather resistace, old to new. Clamping times are not an issue, brute strength is not an issue, joints can be made reasonably close but they are hand cut and often saw cuts to be glued so there is gap-bridging and crack filling to consider.
Tim W