Epoxy and cocobolo

[Gary Benson]

I recently turned a new handle for my fretsaw from a really nice chunk of cocobolo. It was a press fit, but is still a little loose. Will epoxy bond to cocobolo, or does it also require a solvent to remove some surface oils? I would like a permanent solid bond here, do not need to remove later like a socket chisel.
Gary

[Casey Gooding]

You should be fine. Gorilla glue will also work, but will be messier.

[Tony Shea]

I agree that you should be fine. Epoxy is some pretty resiliant stuff and should not be bothered by the woods' oils.

[Rick Erickson]

I would think a thick viscosity CA glue would work as well (although it may not be as gap filling as epoxy).

[Dave Anderson NH]

Gary, I use epoxy all the time with Cocobolo, Ebony, Tulipwood, E. Indian Rosewood, and Snakewood. I never bother with a solvent wipe and have had no problems on over 800 marking knives, and 400 awls. The advantage of epoxy over many other adhesives is that it forms both a mechanical and a chemical bond with the substrates.

[James Taglienti]

I use yellow glue with oily exotics also, it seems to work fine...