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.