Glue for inlay

[Mike D Harris]

Hi,

I need some help with an inlay project. I first tried using regular wood glue (only on the padouk base, not on the veneer inlay), but the inlay swelled up so much that it no longer fit. I then tried super glue and the inlay step went fine but it discolored this particular inlay. I used birds-eye maple on my tests and didn't seem to have this problem. Whatever this wood is, it came out horribly. The grayish stains seemed to get worse as I sanded down through. My guess is the super glue reacted with an oil in the wood, but the splotchy pattern is strange. The glue did seep up through the figure. I used plastic wrap as a barrier to prevent the caul from sticking.

Given the two glues I tried had problems, what should I try next? I was hoping to avoid hide glue as I know nothing about it.

Thanks

inlaid:
inlay_fail.jpg

Veneer:
inlay_fail_veneer.jpg

[Mike Henderson]

Any glue that is not water based. Gorilla glue is one and epoxy is another.

Mike

[Andy Giddings]

Mike D, came across this site the other day as I wanted to gen up on veneering a table top. The different adhesives and veneer types are discussed as well as the methods of clamping - might be useful to you http://www.joewoodworker.com/

[Mike D Harris]

Thanks. I tried some epoxy today and at least it didn't discolor the wood.

[Mark W Pugh]

Can one use contact cement? Just like counter tops.

[peter gagliardi]

Contact cement and wood are not good. Best glue is for small areas at a time is 5 minute epoxy. Mix enough for doing a piece or two at a time, apply pressure until cured.

[Mike Wilkins]

Liquid hide glue in the brown bottle.

[Mike D Harris]

Epoxy worked really well and I didn't have to drive across town to Woodcraft.

[Robert Engel]

I watched Steve Latta do a Federal table with a lot of banding which he used standard white glue.

[Chris Fournier]

PVA and you can tint it to hide gaps.

[Mike D Harris]

If Titebond original is PVA, that's what caused me to start this thread. It caused the inlay to swell and not fit.