One aspect of the present invention is an adhesive composition formed from
two packs. One pack includes an isocyanate-functional prepolymer formed by
reacting a polyisocyanate with an alcohol (e.g., polyol). The isocyanate
equivalents from the polyisocyanate exceed the hydroxyl equivalents from
the alcohol. The second pack is an aqueous polymer emulsion. These two
packs are combined to form the novel adhesive composition. Another aspect
of the invention is a method for joining together two surfaces of wood
products by application of an adhesive thereto. The first step in this
method is to mist with water the wood product surfaces to be joined. An
adhesive composition then is applied to the misted wood product surfaces.
Alternatively, the water misting can be replaced with an aqueous emulsion
being part of the adhesive composition. Finally, the adhesive composition
is cured.