On Tuesday, September 17, 2013 8:52:25 PM UTC-5, Lew Hodgett wrote:
Michael wrote:



I made some test finger joints out of cedar and glued them last

night. I hand-planed the joint today to see how it looked and it

failed! The temps went to 45 last night. The glue is relatively new.

I didn't clamp it but you had to wriggle in the piece because the

joint was fairly tight. I've rarely worked with cedar. Is it

resistant to yellow wood glue?

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woodchucker wrote:



It's an oily wood. Try cleaning with Acetone first, or using epoxy.

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Michael wrote:



Thanks, Jeff. I'll give epoxy a shot.

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Epoxy doesn't like 45F.



Try to maintain at least 65F until the epoxy kicks.



BTW, you also want to clean with acetone first.



Lew

Thanks, Lew. I tried Gorilla glue for the heck of it. But I'll also experiment with acetone and epoxy.