You implied SJE was lying because you seemed to think his test couldn't have worked. But like I said, with a good joint, elmers would hold 2 days in standing water. Boat builders do these tests all the time because for them it's important. Even the interior of a boat can get soaked during a storm or if the boat rolls, so if titebond I wouldn't hold in that case, they wouldn't let it near a boat. Check page 96 in this boatbuilding manual, it seems that elmers carpenter's glue and titebond I took a couple of weeks to fail in a submersion test. I don't consider that waterproof. Maybe SJE does, but I don't think so, I think he's just saying it not being water proof isn't an issue, because it's water proof enough for building a guitar. I don't think he was debating the commercial definition of if would pass as a waterproof glue, which seems to be what you imply calling it a straw man.
http://books.google.com/books?id=_XN7BYrCu...1&ct=result
You'll find tests like this in boat magazines or on the wood boat forum pretty often, and it appears plain old non-waterproof aliphatic glues hold weeks . . . not days . . . when submerged.
I'm glad you call it as you see it, Wes. I'll do the same, OK?
- Topic Crusader Todd, over and out . . .
Matt,
I had no luck gorilla glue holding on some chairs I needed to repair after we moved. There were poorly fitting splintered surfaces. Only tried a couple of times before I gave up on the poly. 2 part epoxy worked for me perfectly. Pretty sure your neck joint will be better fit than those split rails, but either way, epoxy is worth considering when you really need to fill gaps.
Regards,
Todd