Polyurethane Glue & Biscuit Joints

Most Polyurethane glues recomend wetting one surface to help activate the glue. Try wetting the biscuit, & glue up a test piece (or 2)with some scrap. After the glue has cured, usually overnight, try to destroy the joint. You could do the same test with pva glue & compare them.

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I’d worry about getting the biscuits before fitting them for fear that they would swell too much. Test board seems in order, and maybe Tightbond 3 makes more sense in this particular application. I used to use Gorilla glue for everything. Not so much now after FWW’s glue tests. Now I use it pretty much for Incra joints or butt joints in pale woods only.

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Yea, the biscuits are supposed to swell once inside the joint. Why not just use Tightbond? That stuff is proven to work so well on tight side-grain joinery.

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Titebond III is waterproof, has a decent open time and is alot stronger than gorilla glue. Polyurethane glue has it’s uses but is way over hiped. It’s not as strong as PVA and can be a mess to use and clean up.

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Thanks for the answers – I’ll try the “add water first” method.
As for Titebond, well, I simply can’t get it here!