I recently had a pretty exciting few moments trying to epoxy a threaded steel insert into some Bloodwood I was turning for a tool handle. I forgot the natural oil in the bloodwood might prevent a good bond and failed to swab it with acetone befor I applied the epoxy. Later the joint failed, the insert pulled right out under stress. Luckly I was able to salvage the work. I'm now going to use the same two part epoxy on Ebony and I'm wondering if the same rules apply. Anyone used epoxy on ebony and did you need to swab off the wood befor you tried any adhesive?