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At LD Davis, we pride ourselves on being an educational resource for our customers, our prospects and the community. Our blog is a helpful learning tool for those wanting to know more about glue best practices, news in the industry and simple answers to common glue questions. Hear it straight from the experts in every post. [Subscribe to our blog updates.](https://info.lddavis.com/blog-subscribe)

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[Posted by Maria Ceschan on Jan 10, 2017, 8:54:25 AM](https://blog.lddavis.com/author/maria-ceschan)

## [All About Animal Glue](https://blog.lddavis.com/all-about-animal-glue)

##### How Is Animal Glue Made?

Animal glues (also known as hide glue, and protein glue) are made through prolonged boiling of pure bovine or porcine animal hides, connective tissues, and bones. 

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[Posted by Maria Ceschan on Aug 31, 2016, 9:30:00 AM](https://blog.lddavis.com/author/maria-ceschan)

## [Glue 101: What is Gram Strength?](https://blog.lddavis.com/glue-101-gram-strength)

Our lab team tests gram strength on all gelatin and animal glues we receive into our manufacturing facility.  We then use that number in correlation to the [viscosity](https://blog.lddavis.com/lab-testing-of-glue-raw-materials-viscosity-tests) to determine what raw materials get used in our cake glues and dehydrated hide glue. 

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