Wood glue with blackwood

[ryan kelley]

I know that Blackwood is oily, will wood glue work for segmenting?

[Jason Hallowell]

Never segmented w/ blackwood, but I've glued it plenty for other things. I've found that wiping the surfaces with a solvent just prior to glueing is a big help.

[Bernie Weishapl]

I agree with wiping the surface with acetone or some solvent before glueing. Makes life easier.

[Bruce McElhaney]

Most Blackwood generally does not glue well with the yellow stuff and I'm still not convinced that solvent wiping helps. I tried gluing it a number of ways and experienced both major and minor glue failures. Good Epoxy glue is the best, no doubt about it, but it can be a pain to mix and use. Excel Polyurethane glue works well for me, but you may need to experiment for yourself.