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Theoretically acidic , ie high tannin woods such as oak should take marginally longer to cure as the CA is acid stabilised and moisture in the timber dilutes the acid allowing it to polymerise and set.
Thats a very simple summary of the original CA , more modern ones maybe modified.

[QUOTE="howsitwork?, post: 363224, member: 2121"] Theoretically acidic , ie high tannin woods such as oak should take marginally longer to cure as the CA is acid stabilised and moisture in the timber dilutes the acid allowing it to polymerise and set. Thats a very simple summary of the original CA , more modern ones maybe modified. [/QUOTE]

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