The Complete Guide to Glues and Adhesives (ISBN 0873418204)

The Complete Guide to Glues and Adhesives:
I am the happy owner of Nancy Ward's new book,The Complete Guide To Glues & Adhesives. As you can probably imagine, it tells everything that there ever was to tell about glues and adhesives. Nancy always knows exactly the right solution to solve any problem with stamping or crafting, and can explain it so easily. She put all of her practical knowledge and loads of research about glues into this book, and it still has her easily understandable approach. It is a loaded with information that is important to everyone who uses glues and adhesives. It is also loaded with some pretty great projects, and instructions. This book is a fabulous resource, and one that I know I will refer to often. I think you'll be impressed with the knowledge and scope that Nancy offers in this book.

Excellent reference book with great projects:
This book would be an welcome addition to any crafter's library. It is an excellent reference, and fun to look at as well. She includes the up-to date information on glues and adhesives and certainly answered my questions about which to use for what. Many times I am uncertain which one to use, since many projects do not specify what type of glue or adhesive to use. Sometimes this meant disappointing results, when I chose the wrong glue. This book has come to the rescue on many occasions since I could be sure of good results.

The Complete Guide to Glues and Adhesives:
The title of this book is a gross overstatement and highly misleading. It is in no way a complete guide to glues and adhesives. A more approiate title would be "A Craft Persons Guide to Glues and Adhesives" because thats all the book is. If you're not a craft person this book is not for you.

NOT all inclusive...but satisfactory for crafters even though better products exist:
As one with a strong chemical background; museum/fossil conservator (using and testing a multitude of acrylics, acryloids, butvars, animal & wood glues, cyanoacrylates/superglues, etc.); and crafter (multi media - metals, rocks/minerals, fabric, paper, acrylics, oils, colored pencils, molding and casting, jewelry making and so much more), books like these cover only the basics. It is imperative for all to do their OWN tests on products that can be tossed if the "experiment" doesn't work out. Test FIRST, then apply where appropriate. If you have access to the latest publications on adhesives/coatings/glues, I believe it is important to learn from the scientists who actually developed many of these adhesives/coatings, yet note that if one doesn't try "new" or "different" products on specific applications, one may never know if that product is really the best. I've seen products used for different applications and work - surprise. Yet others haved failed, in fact many adhesives fail over time, yellow over time, crack, become brittle, cause over fusing between the glue and product where the glue was applied, AND cause health problems. So know your products used in your work. Try to get MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheets) information for your products in your "arsenal" (I have a huge tool kit full of various products). And remember, using one product or just a few for all your work is not smart - use the best product for the job and if it poses a health concern, protect yourself. Learn as much as you can - information provides power and a satisfactory product (artwork or other project you may be involved in). Wish this book (and its sister book) could have been more explicit on these suggestions I have provided. Yet for the beginning crafter, it is a good place to start.

A Grateful Woodworker:
Woodworking is not all about "Titebond II," contact cement, and 5-mintue epoxy. Most of us woodworkers do not even know how and when to use them correctly. If your creative (I wish I were) there are times when art forms and mediums intersect. "The Complete Guide..." written by Ms's. Young and Ward, IS the book needed to handle this "event." Using the advice and guidelines in this book, I have been able to incorporate some very beautiful designs in box making.