Hello all,

in the interests of speeding up my production time I have decided to try out pulp version of papermache but (and this is where I need your lovely advice) I am somewhat wary about using just white PVA as an adhesive mainly because I'm worried that a) It's not strong enough and b) in hot weather the finished product might 'sweat' out the glue.

So am I being unnesscarily worried or can my problems be overcome?

Thanking you in advance.

I have used both PVA and wallpaper paste dry  in my pulp.. and havent had any problems yet...
I usually use a filler in the pulp like cornflour as well to give it strength and havent had any probles with the glue sweating.. even in the heat of an australian summer

Yup, 75% wallpaper paste and 25% PVA (white glue) is fine.  You can also add some fine sawdust and ground chalk (or plaster etc).  Aim to have NO water in the mix other than what is in the  paste (double cream consistency).  Dipping your smoothing tool or finger in water helps with smoothing.   Depending on the fineness of your pulp, it should dry hard and sand (even carve) well.  Contact me if you want anything more detailed.
DavidO