Which glue for pitchy pen blank?

[mrmartyking]

I am wondering which glue I should use for tubes in a piece of fir that is quite pitchy.
Gorilla glue, 5 min epoxy or CA?

 

[1080Wayne]

A new question , which apparently no one can answer . Regardless of which glue may stick best to the pitch , I would suspect that the weak link will always be the shear strength of the pitch itself . If that is the case , it doesn`t really matter which you use . Unless the blank is 100% pitchy , I would think that any of the glues will have enough shear strength to resist the turning forces . If you are using bushings rather than turning between centers , that should definitely be true .

 

[alamocdc]

Marty, I would be more apt to treat it like an oily wood than try a pitch capable adhesive. Acetone might remove enough of the pitch just deep enough for a fast adhesive like CA or 5 min epoxy to bond with the wood. Lacquer thinner almost certainly would, but takes just a little longer to evaporate.

 

[Rangertrek]

Never had a problem with Gorilla glue. Works on both oily and pitch.

 

[mrmartyking]

My tendencies were towards Gorilla Glue. I will report the results.
M

 

[Monty]

I would definitely wash it good with acetone before gluing.