"Gfretwell" wrote in message
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Why did you wet it?

It said to on the bottle?

The first joints I made were dry and they snapped clean too. (edge to
edge) I
haven't seen any wood damage in any of the failed joints. So much for "the
joint is stronger than the wood".
BTW my white glue experiment came out exactly the same. Is this just a
hard
maple problem?

It is an end grain to side grain problem..the way you are trying to glue the
joint. Try glues on the maple, side grain to side grain and you will
find that is not a maple or glue problem.