Wood glue and cold weather

[kirkroy]

Is there wood glue that cures in cold weather or do you just not build stuff in winter if you don't have a heated shop?

[John Hunter]

In the winter I heat my shop but still prefer to do glueups in my basement finishing area.

[cabinetman]

Is there wood glue that cures in cold weather or do you just not build stuff in winter if you don't have a heated shop?

Titebond II recommends that the materials and the glue should be at a minimum of 55 degrees. For Titebond III it is 45 degrees.
.

[Jeffrey Schronce]

I use TBIII for this reason. Lower temperatures WILL negatively affect glue ups. I usually bring them inside in the winter. Even TBIII gets chaulky and looses a lot of its strength. I figured this out last winter.

Other glues, such as plastic resin glue, will not even go down that far. It starts to miserably fail at < 65 degrees!

[kirkroy]

Alright, I guess I'm going to have to figure out where I can do glue ups in the basement. Yesterday, I actually just set up a bunch of space for my kids to have another play area down there. I may have to fight to get a bit of it back.

[pecker]

Polyurethane glues will cure at somewhat lower temps. Excel brand states to use it "above 40 degrees". Titebond just says "For ease of application, the glue, temperature and materials to be bonded should be above 50�F".
The stuff gets highly viscous at low temps, but you can soak the bottle in warm water, prior to using it.