Bob don't give up on CA. I use it all the time without any problems and the reason is that I watched the video on Timberbits blog.
This shows you how to go about it and provided you ensure that you have good ventilation you should have no problems.
I would recommend that you turn any piece of wood round and try it out on this rather than use a pen blank.
Don't use old glue and I would recommend many coats of thin rather than thick CA.
I know many here on the forum don't like CA but if you can get it right it can look spectacular.
Go for it and once you have mastered it you will have another string to your bow.
(PS. EEE cream is great but expensive if you are only going to do a few pens)
