All materials
Material
Wood
Pine, oak, plywood, MDF
Identify
How to tell it’s wood
Visible grain lines, warm to the touch, and a thumbnail dent that stays. Plywood and MDF count as wood too.
Character
What it’s like to glue
Porous and slightly forgiving — glue soaks in, and a well-glued joint ends up stronger than the wood around it. Oily hardwoods like teak need a solvent wipe first.
Alternatives
Other glues that work on wood
AvoidSuper glue alone — it grabs wood, but cures brittle and bridges gaps poorly.
Specific materials
