![]() Wood joined with wood glue, even when done with bad skill in unfavorable conditions, usually holds forever, or until the wood breaks to pieces, with the glue still intact and wood splinters protruding from it.Įpoxy, on the other hand, is vile chemical stuff that certainly has its merits where you need it (above all, it's waterproof and insensitive to most chemicals, plus it can also be used to "fill holes", give smooth surfaces, etc.), but it is uncomfortably sticky shit that spoils everything and anything it comes in contact with, and by no means as easy to handle as "open screw lid, use, close screw lid". In fact, in absence of water, it is one of the best choices for wood (unsurprisingly) rivalled only by polyurethane (which is much more expensive and somewhat on the toxic side). Wood glue is non-toxic, easy to handle, and it works very well for wood. Still wood glue is the correct thing to use. You could probably stick the dowel in with a bit of spit and dirt, and it would do. There is no force acting on the dowel, and there is no exposure to water to be expected. In terms of long-term stability, the observable difference is exactly zero. Wood glue, but not for the reason why you ask.
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