Product Review: ColdHeat Glue Gun for Crafts Woodworkers and Repairs

Twenty years ago a neighbor who was into all kinds of crafts invited me over to see her latest creations. She gave me a live demonstration of putting together some cute country wall hanging made out of wood and ribbon and other embellishments. I complimented her work and she kept raving about how she loved her glue gun. I had never heard of a glue gun before but was mildly interested. She insisted on giving me hers because she said she had more than one and was always buying glue guns. I declined her generous gesture but she kept insisting and would not take "No" for an answer. So, I had a glue gun and when I returned home I thought what the heck am I going to do with a glue gun. I stashed it in a closet with other things I don't use, and eventually when I moved I probably gave it to Good Will. I never tried it and never thought about it.

Fast forward about 15 years later and while visiting the craft department of a local discount department store I found my eyes looking at glue sticks and glue guns. I remembered I needed to glue some metal hangers to wood pieces I had painted. I hated working with super glue or crazy glue because my fingers inevitably get stuck together, no matter how carefully I try to use the stuff. I realized I knew nothing about glue guns or how to choose one, and they all looked reasonably priced, so I started reading the features on the backs of packages. My choice came down to safety. I wanted a glue gun that had a stand, because I didn't like the idea of laying a hot glue down just on any surface. So my choice was narrowed to one glue gun which I was able to buy for about 15 bucks. I read the glue gun instructions and proceeded with caution, not knowing what to expect. Then I went a little glue gun crazy, finding all kinds of things I could repair or create with this dandy little glue gun. I found myself having to sit on the floor near an electric outlet, because it was a corded glue gun. I did not know there was such a thing as a cordless glue gun because the day I shopped for one, the store didn't have it.