Rice glue () is a gel or

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adhesive Adhesive, also known as glue, cement, mucilage, or paste, is any non-metallic substance applied to one or both surfaces of two separate items that binds them together and resists their separation. The use of adhesives offers certain advantage ...

made of a smooth mush of well-cooked white rice, diluted to the desired thickness with water. It has been used since antiquity for various arts and crafts; for instance, it is a

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and paper glue. When dried, it is transparent. Rice glue is notable for containing no acids which can degrade the materials it holds together. It is still used in modern times to reversibly assemble joints; after it has dried, the glue can be soaked, steamed, or split to re-open the joint; on a small wood joint, the glue is resistant to tens of minutes of water immersion. It is sometimes mixed 1:1 with urushi lacquer to make nori-urushi (Japanese term), which is darker and dries faster than undiluted lacquer, and is used in making

lacquerware Lacquerware are objects decoratively covered with lacquer. Lacquerware includes small or large containers, tableware, a variety of small objects carried by people, and larger objects such as furniture and even coffins painted with lacquer. Before ...

. Rice glue is frequently used in Japan and in China.

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Making Sokui (Rice Paste Glue) at islandblacksmith.ca
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