"Superglue" as wood hardener

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I am currently working on an exterior in Chiswick. The ends of the barge boards required a bit of timber splicing. Naturally, I removed most of the rotten timber but some areas were quite "punky". I didn't have any wood hardener with me, so used a filler knife and super glue. It seems to have worked better than the Tetrosyl wood hardener that I normally use... and the biggest advantage is that I was able to sand the timber flat after 20 minutes. Downside- I ended up with loads on my hands and it costs a lot more (that said, I only used half a bottle).

I will definitely consider using it to deal with interior MDF window boards which have been water damaged in the future- primarily because of the rapid curing time.
 
When you add baking soda into it, it certainly does create a hard filler that can be sanded down and painted.
I have used this trick and it worked for me.
 

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