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Material
Teak
Outdoor furniture, boat decks, cutting boards
Default glue
Works like on any wood — but wipe the joint faces with acetone first, or the oil film defeats the bond.
Identify
How to tell it’s teak
A dense, golden-brown hardwood that feels slightly greasy when you rub a sanded face. Common outdoors because the same oils that resist rot also resist glue.
Character
What it’s like to glue
Glues like other wood with one extra step: wipe the joint faces with acetone or alcohol right before gluing to strip the surface oil, or the bond sits on the oil film instead of the wood.
Alternatives
Other glues that work on teak
AvoidSuper glue alone — it grabs, but cures brittle and bridges gaps poorly.