Recommended glue for Domino sipo tenons

[markchamness]

I'm repairing some outdoor teak furniture with the Domino sipo tenons.  What is the recommended glue?  I know Titebond III is waterproof and rated for outdoor work, but I've read that only epoxy should be used for tropical hardwoods.

 

[mwhafner]

Not exactly something that I have done a lot of, but I would try West Marine.  They have been very helpful to me in the past. 

 

[erikfsn]

I've heard that Teak has some natural oils that complicate gluing, and that some solvent should be used
to remove the oils from the glue joint prior to assembly.

 

[Dan Clermont]

I have used Titebond III with great success out here on the Wet West Coast

Dan Clermont

 

[bruegf]

I always wipe the joint surfaces with alchohol before gluing teak.  I've had better luck with West System Epoxy or Gorilla glue than I've had with Titebond on teak.

Fred

 

[markchamness]

I found some additional data points on this topic.

From Titebond website
http://titebond3.com/IntroPageTB.ASP?UserType=1&ProdSel=FaqTB.asp
Can Titebond Wood Glues be used for projects using teak, cedar or redwood?
Because a surface layer of oil or tannic acid tends to build up on these species, they can present a problem. For either type of wood, planing, jointing, or sanding shortly before bonding will remove the contaminating layer, and allow successful bonding. Otherwise, the surface being bonded will need to be wiped with acetone to remove the layer. Acetone dries quickly, and allows bonding almost immediately after the surfaces have been wiped.

From WoodWeb: (From contributor R)
The only difference with gluing teak is that it has a natural oil content to it. To glue it, simply clean all surfaces to be glued with a solvent like lacquer thinner and remove the oil from the surface prior to gluing. It's important to know that the oil will eventually leach out again so you must glue as soon as the solvent evaporates out of the wood. Once cleaned, you can glue with any wood glue. I have always used yellow glue and have furniture 25 years old made of teak still in great shape.