The plastic material is readily glued and the glue joints are then sanded, leaving almost no visible trace of the joint.
Hide glue joints do not creep under loads.
Hide glue joints are easy to repair, by just heating and adding more hide glue.
Removing one part usually causes other glue joints to break; these also must be repaired.
Excess humidity can affect unfinished wicker by softening glue joints and fostering mildew.
The glue joints made were typical of this type of adhesive - almost instant and relatively brittle.
Interestingly, what failed were the glue joints.
To avoid weakening glue joints, perform this procedure only when necessary, but not more than twice a year.
Beveling on the outside improves the fit of the pipe in the coupling, enhancing the glue joint.
Most wobbly chairs have broken glue joints.