On Tue, 01 Apr 2014 23:00:41 -0400, woodchucker
wrote:

On 4/1/2014 10:06 PM, Lew Hodgett wrote:

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Epoxy is not best choice for white oak.

The usual choice would be resorcinol for white oak.

That said, given decent joints, TiteBond-II would be my choice for the
project.

Lew




Lew why is it not a good choice for white oak?
I'm not Lew, but the tannin in white oak can affect the bond. Also
Epoxy does not "soak into" white oak well. (not like the more open Red
oak)
If you wash the oak down with a "hot" solvent like acetone, then heat
the oak and the epoxy, the heat-thinned epoxy will be drawn into the
pores of the oak as it cools. (warm air contracts as it cools,
vacuuming the thinned epoxy into the pore) You will get a good bond
this way with West Systems product - no experience with anything else.