Greg Deakins
12-11-2012, 2:26 PM
Hi, it has been a while since my last post. Recently I glued up a whole bunch of material all at once for a table base. (39 individual joints, 8 mortise and tenon, the rest half-lap) I used some stock I had laying around from previous tenants that looks like Ipe or possibly Teak? The exact species may not be as important as it is very dense and after a few days dry time I coated the piece with some home mixed finish equal parts mineral spirits, BLO, Poly. I used titebond three for the joints and they all failed. I doubt the glue could pull enough water out of the wood to work. Anyway, I want to try another product, I've been testing poly glue and a two part wood epoxy with mixed results. There is also a good amount of added oil to the wood as where the joints separated I found residual oil in them that was still wet. My plan is to saturate these pieces with spirits and attempt to draw as much oil out as possible before using a more suitable adhesive for dense woods. If anybody has any other pointers or tips to make this easier I would certainly appreciate it as I am currently doubtful of the success of this treatment. Thank you!