PVA (yellow and white wood glue)
Titebond III Ultimate
The figures Franklin International (Titebond) prints for Titebond III Ultimate on its own specification sheet, at the conditions it names. Where the sheet doesn't give a figure, this page says so rather than borrow one from another product.
- Open time
- 8–10 min
- Total assembly time
- 20–25 min
- Clamp time
- 30–60 min unstressed; 24 h for stressed joints (Franklin’s guide for its PVA glues)
- Cure
- 24 h (Franklin’s guide for its PVA glues)
- Lowest temperature
- 47 °F (8.3 °C)
- Water resistance
- ANSI/HPVA Type I (waterproof)
- VOC
- Not on the sheet we read
- Conditions
- 70 °F, 50 % RH
- Food contact
- “U.S. FDA-compliant for indirect food contact”
One source: Franklin International (Titebond), the maker of that product
From the sheet: 52 % solids; not for continuous submersion or below the waterline. The same page also says 45 °F under its limitations; we show the stricter 47 °F.
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Work it out for your project
- Plan the finish for your project
Pick the piece and the wood, then get a dated coat schedule from the product’s own sheet.