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I have used CA to treat semi-tight knots and found that it will penetrate the full width of a blank even when the knot didn't seem to have a gap on the tight side. I've never had an application fail. For bigger uses, like forearm tips, I prefer Gorilla Glue or epoxy.
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Using CA as a crack filler or wood stabilizer is a lot like using Boiled Linseed Oil as a stock finish. It will help somewhat, but there are better products such as thinned epoxy or the Minwax wood hardener.
I was surprised to see the cheapskate BrentD mention the Minwax product, because the last time we had this same discussion, I brought it up as a better alternative to CA. I'm also surprised that BrentD spends so much time here since he hates this forum and encourages people to support his crybaby financial boycott of support for this site. He claims that it is so much better on Upland Journal forum.... yet he can't stay away from this Doublegunshop forum which he despises. Weird.
A true sign of mental illness is any gun owner who would vote for an Anti-Gunner like Joe Biden.
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CA is Cyanoacrylate glue. This is what Krazy glue or Super glue is. The bond strength is quite high in tension, but not very strong in shear. A lot of people think it is good as a way to stabilize porous or punky wood. But there are better products. It doesn't really penetrate very deep even with the very thinned versions. If rocky mtn bill had it go all the way through a blank, there was a crack that it flowed through. And once it sets up (pretty quickly) it acts as an effective sealer preventing any further penetration from successive applications.
The Minwax wood hardener is a better product for the purpose of strengthening wood which may have damage from oiling, or even damage from agressive use of harsh solvents used to remove oil. Some woodworkers use it in vacuum chambers to get it to penetrate deep into punky or spalted wood. Any CA, wood hardener, or epoxy that is applied to exposed surfaces of a stock is going to act as a sealer that will affect the appearance of staining or final finish.
A true sign of mental illness is any gun owner who would vote for an Anti-Gunner like Joe Biden.
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