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We have a salad serving wood spoon and fork set, exotic wood from another country it broke in the luggage on the flight home. I need to glue one of the pieces back on the fork. Anybody have a very strong wood glue that may work for this? I know this is way off topic.
 
Do you know what type of wood it is made of? Some exotic woods don’t bond well with wood glues unless certain steps are taken first.
 
If it were me, I would try a cyano-acrylate (CA) glue. Should set up really quick and clear. Also it easier to hold if for a few seconds in your hand while it cures, than trying to clamp/tape and hope it holds in place like you would need to do with a more standard PVA wood glue.
 
Super glue is quick. Some PVA glues (elmer's, titebond etc) are not waterproof. I'd use an epoxy be sure it would hold up to washing.
 
If you have the room and want a stronger bond, drill a small hole in each piece for a metal pin and then glue together.. A clear; waterproof glue for wood..
 
Polyurethane glue would be your best bet. Oils in the wood (natural and from the finish) might prevent standard glues from bonding thoroughly.

Check this article:
https://www.popularwoodworking.com/article/the_truth_about_polyurethane_glue/
Apparently there is solid proof that polyurethane glue would be best for your fix. If you read the 6th paragraph under the ''Is it stronger?'' section, it states that polyurethane glues far outperform yellow (wood) glues on end-grain to end-grain joints. From your description, sounds like that's what you have.
 
Difficult to say without seeing it. If the break is long and jagged then you would have a chance with some exterior wood glue. If it's broke pretty clean the repair won't stay. You basically can't glue end grain to end grain and have any strength. If you glue it be sure to clamp it with something.
 
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One more vote for Gorilla Glue. I built a swim platform for a customer from ipe wood supplied by them. Hard as rocks. The project involved many waterproof joints. I glued many pieces together with any thing I could find in my shop and Gorilla glue proved to be the strongest. Boat sailed away 4 years later still looking fine.
 
Epoxy is pretty hard to beat for those kind of repairs. Urethane is strong, too, but in my experience it tends to expand as it sets, making a mess.

I built a canoe using WEST System epoxy. It has only a handful of fasteners. If you look carefully at the planks, you'll see a line where two pieces of plywood are scarfed together to form the 11-1/2 foot long planks. The only thing holding them together is epoxy glue. And the planks are glued to each other with epoxy.

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I have built a lot of furniture using TitebondIII. over 15 years. Never had a failure in all that time. Fit of the joint is critical and clamping for 24 hours important. Like a lot of jobs the prep is the key.
 
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