There have been a few mention the use of thin CA glue in their projects, so I thought I would give it a try. Amazing stuff... on balsa, but when I tested it on some scrap mahogany, it just made the wood wet looking and not very stuck together. What gives ?
Keith
Not sure what you were trying to do, but to glue two pieces of wood together with CA, you need one of the more viscous grades.
On the "looking wet", CA will stain some woods (I rarely use mahogany, not sure about it) but you gcan get around this by sealing the areas that will be exposed in the finished piece with Deft (or probably similar coatings, too) prior to glue application
Kip Powers Rogers AR
The CA glues found in the discount stores - even the known brands - will not work as well on wood (or anything) as the CA sold in woodworking stores or some hobby stores. These are usually sold in squeeze bottles - not tubes and cost about $10 a small bottle. You would want to use a gel CA and use it sparingly. The more you use - even with the cheap ones - the less it holds. Do a search on on the Woodcraft website for CA and see some of the brands available.
Hi Keith, Using CA glue for inlays and as a temporary bond such as gluing on a tenon works great.(mediam for tennons) If you try to use it as a permanent bond for gluing two boards together it won't work. Yes it will glue them together but a sharp tap and it will break apart again at the joint. For permanent bonds in wood titebond 2 is your best option. The glue joint is stronger than the wood itself once cured. CA is much too brittle.
Bob, Naugatuck Ct.
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