I'm about to build a Thinline style guitar, and I'm wondering about what glue I should use for creating the blank. I feel like someone is playing a prank on me that this info is so hard to find, or maybe I'm just refusing to see the truth.
The most common recommendation I see for electric guitars is Titebond Original. Here's where I hit a mental block though. According to this article from Frank Ford, Titebond fails at a lower temperature (8 min at 200 °F) than hot hide glue. A friend who was definitely not me (why would you even ask that, of course I've never done this) used to leave his USA-made Strat in a hatchback in Texas in the summer, and the body of the Strat has never fallen apart, or even slightly hinted at any joint separation. That makes me think maybe Fender uses something with a higher temp range.
Norland's High Tack Fish Glue claims a temp range of -30 °F to +500 °F. Would this be a better bet? Am I way overthinking this? I've also thought briefly about epoxy, but haven't looked into it especially far.
My one last thought regarding HHG/fish glue is that everyone talks about how rock-hard it dries. How does it machine? Since this will be a semi-hollowbody, I'll probably end up routing through the glue joint at some point. Would this cause any issue with a router bit, especially going from wood to glue?
Thanks!