Originally Posted by
David Laaneorg
A few years ago, FFW did a comparison of various glues. I don't have the copy in front of me (the cover showed a bridle joint in a testing machine), but I remember that epoxy was not that good at filling gaps as people think. In fact, if I remember correctly, Titebond II and III were both stronger and better at gap filling. I believe that in many categories, epoxy tied with hide glue. Hide glue was amazingly strong. You may want to try to find a copy of that one and read it for yourself.