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   ring | Nov 12, 2009 03:14pm | #1

   A Polyurethane glue like Gorilla will work very well for teak outdoors. Moisten joints prior to glue-up.

   David Ring

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   hammer1 | Nov 12, 2009 05:11pm | #2

   Some years ago, I worked for http://www.durathermwindows.com/. The exterior was often done in teak. We used Resourcinol and wiped the joints with acetone. Resoucinol was also commonly used below the water line in boat building. Plastic resin is water resistant, not waterproof. Titebond III and polyurethane glues were not available at the time and I haven't used them on teak. I've had a few failures with epoxy.

   Beat it to fit / Paint it to match

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   noviceneil | Nov 12, 2009 07:13pm | #3

   I've used epoxy which has worked well for furniture that's been outside now for five years.

   Neil

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   Don01 | Nov 13, 2009 07:15pm | #4

   I have used Titebond III without any problems. I have been toying with the idea of trying something like Lepages PL Premium rather than the standard polyurethanes like Gorrilla. It sticks almost anything to anything and is water proof when cured. Some say it gets to hard whereas the wood working adhesives will allow a bit of movement. But anthing that sticks wood to concrete has to be worth looking at. Also it doesn't foam up like Gorilla
   Don't get to hung up on cleaning with acetone. Just give the edge a cleaning off with sandpaper and glue it up fast.

   Don

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   Sawdust4real | Nov 15, 2009 02:40am | #5

   Hey buddy,

   Worked with teak a whole lot ..i usually mill the teak, wipe the edges with some denautered alcohol and do all the gluing up at the same time with epoxy, works great. This process limits the surfacing of the oils to the edges that would result in joint failure, never had any failure with this method, ofcourse i used the hand plane on the edges for a perfect glue line.

   
   

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   Edited 11/14/2009 6:46 pm ET by Sawdust4real