Need Help With Gluing Exotic Hardwoods

Kiwi · 08-08-2025, 07:48 AM

Surface preparation and clamping is the key, better clamping, better result
I used to have access to carbon tetrachloride for degreasing, but cant' get it now. Acetone works.

calibrator · 08-08-2025, 04:02 PM

I was mostly concerned about the type (brand name) of glue to use. Several of my search results remarked that Cocobolo was especially hard to glue since it was naturally a very oily wood.

Part of my dumped first attempt at posting this thread was that I bought the Hogue grips 6/6/24. Mounted on the pistol, put in a fleece lined case and put in the safe in my bedroom. Maybe it came out 2-3 times a month to show off when company came over. It was NEVER fired, dropped or abused. Just noticed the crack on it's last viewing. The grip still looks pristine, except for the crack.

Hogue felt I had gotten my $$$ worth since I had it over a year. They GRACIOUSLY offer me a 25% discount on a fresh pair

. Hogue makes good stuff I'm sure, however, ... the 1 piece concept for difficult to glue media makes me question their professionalism. If I had shot that pistol, as I was intending to do in the near future, I'm sure it would have cracked completely and catastrophically at a public range with who knows what results.

Hogue's Customer Service is anything but, IMHO !

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08-08-2025, 07:48 AM	#1
Kiwi User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Wrong side of the Delaware river Posts: 339 Thanks: 240 Thanked 489 Times in 192 Posts	Surface preparation and clamping is the key, better clamping, better result I used to have access to carbon tetrachloride for degreasing, but cant' get it now. Acetone works.

08-08-2025, 04:02 PM	#2
calibrator User Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Cave Creek Posts: 340 Thanks: 67 Thanked 271 Times in 108 Posts	I was mostly concerned about the type (brand name) of glue to use. Several of my search results remarked that Cocobolo was especially hard to glue since it was naturally a very oily wood. Part of my dumped first attempt at posting this thread was that I bought the Hogue grips 6/6/24. Mounted on the pistol, put in a fleece lined case and put in the safe in my bedroom. Maybe it came out 2-3 times a month to show off when company came over. It was NEVER fired, dropped or abused. Just noticed the crack on it's last viewing. The grip still looks pristine, except for the crack. Hogue felt I had gotten my $$$ worth since I had it over a year. They GRACIOUSLY offer me a 25% discount on a fresh pair . Hogue makes good stuff I'm sure, however, ... the 1 piece concept for difficult to glue media makes me question their professionalism. If I had shot that pistol, as I was intending to do in the near future, I'm sure it would have cracked completely and catastrophically at a public range with who knows what results. Hogue's Customer Service is anything but, IMHO !