<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html;charset=ISO-8859-1"> <title></title> </head> <body text="#000000" bgcolor="#ffffff"> Maybe I missed a point way back when, but what is causing the joint to fail? Is there too much aftertouch?<br> <br> Tom Cole<br> <br> Joe Garrett wrote:<br> <blockquote type="cite" cite="mid001901c4c743$3032fa40$572179a5@garrett"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; "> <meta content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1476" name="GENERATOR"> <style></style> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Yes, (sigh), CA Glue does permeate/swell the wood! However, just the simple fact that the wood swells is not enough to make the joint solid. Yes, I have had failures with CA, hence my reluctance to use it for action part repair(s). Plus, it's not the proper way to do it, IMO. The failures I experienced were due to shear stress factors. CA will not work well in these instances. Proven fact. Even the manufacturers of the stuff agree on this. As for CA messing up a glue joint with some other glue is still unproven. The combination of White glue and CA has been used by many. The moisture in the White glue "sets" the CA. As for TiteBond, I suspect the same applies. However, if the TiteBond, (or hide glue, for that matter),  is already set, then I don't think the CA is going to have any affect on it. The jury is still out on that one.<G></font></div> <div> </div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Best Regards,</font></div> <div><font face="Arial" size="2">Joe Garrett, R.P.T.<br> Captain, Tool Police<br> Squares R I</font></div> </blockquote> </body> </html>