Wood Glue or Superglue for neck hole dowel

[arealken]

I see The Stew Mac guy, forgot his name, uses Super Glue for his neck hole dowel repairs, lets it cure 20 minutes then goes at it. I see others use Wood Glue, then let it cure 24 hours. Thoughts/opinions? TIA.

 

[PhilHill]

I see The Stew Mac guy, forgot his name, uses Super Glue for his neck hole dowel repairs, lets it cure 20 minutes then goes at it. I see others use Wood Glue, then let it cure 24 hours. Thoughts/opinions? TIA.

A lot of Erlewine's , the Stew Mac Guy, tip's are geared toward the professional repairman. So their designed to save time. Which, they say, is money. I'll assume your meaning holes in the neck itself, rather than the pass through holes in the body.
I would opt for wood glue myself, mainly because I'm an old fart who started out using that so I tend to trust it more. And you have a longer working time to get your dowel into the proper position. As to whether one will hold long term better than the other, depends on factors such as the fit of the dowel in the hole, if the dowel and the neck are the same type of wood, the amount of glue and how it's applied, temp. and humidity at curing time, whims of the God's, the DOW Index, and how much money Erlewine made selling you the glue.  :toothy10:

 

[BigSteve22]

...you have a longer working time to get your dowel into the proper position.... depends on factors... humidity at curing time....

Very important considerations. Using superglue, you need to be VERY careful about "working time". If the glue set before your ready, you're basically boned. It is soluble in acetone, but depending on the finish....

Also water, and therefore humidity, act as a catalyst on superglue. It is considered non-toxic because it sets up almost immediately in wet environments, such as your mouth. That's also the reason it bonds skin so well.

and how much money Erlewine made selling you the glue.  :toothy10:

:laughing11: :laughing3: :laughing7:

 

[Rick]

Wood glue is more forgiving, super glue is faster.
What kind of neck holes are you talking about?

 

[arealken]

Wood glue is more forgiving, super glue is faster.
What kind of neck holes are you talking about?

Sorry, neck holes in the neck itself. Thanks for all your posts, I'll use tightbond.

 

[BigSteve22]

...I'll use tightbond.

A wise choice, IMHO.....

 

[PhilHill]

I'm kinda old fashioned, but I'm still trying to figure out when Super Glue became good for use on wood. If I remember correctly, when it first came out on the market it was recommended for non porous materials only, like metal, plastic, glass, etc. I suspect it's current popularity has more to do with saving time than suitability.
Maybe the newer gel type is different. I didn't see the video to know which type he used. I stopped watching Stew Mac vids somewhat after I saw one about filing nut slots in which he recommends Stew Mac's new string lifting tool, which is a plastic doo hickey that you use to lift the string out of the slot. Because, evidently just using your fingers is too inefficient I guess. :dontknow:

 

[BigSteve22]

...he recommends Stew Mac's new string lifting tool, which is a plastic doo hickey that you use to lift the string out of the slot. Because, evidently just using your fingers is too inefficient I guess. :dontknow:

No, because he doesn't make $6.28 if you use your on fingers!  :icon_thumright:

 

[Rick]

I've used super glue to fix cracks in fret boards. A delicate operation but works great.  I've also used it to repair finish cracks

 

[PhilHill]

I've used super glue to fix cracks in fret boards. A delicate operation but works great.  I've also used it to repair finish cracks

Interesting. I have used it in somewhat those kind of situations, but it was more a matter of filling a gap than fastening things. And your quite right, it is a "delicate" operation.