i've used wood glue to put big pieces together but for everything else i like to use Aleenes tacky glue instead of reg pva glue, i think it holds up better and if that wont due then break out the hott glue gun. but then again it depends on what ur doing as to what u should use nothing will work on every job if so there wouldnt be so many diff kinds on the market but go pay the extra buck for the aleenes, any good craft store or section should have it, its in a gold bottle