Hide Glues, Epoxies and Polyurethane's One of the earliest glue's, Hide Glue, is still used today in certain applications in woodworking, like musical instruments and furniture. It's primary use was to be able to secure pieces of wood, but still retain the ability to disassemble the item at a later time if needed. The draw backs are that heat and humidity will make the glued joints separate. The up side is that if you have a difficult joint to glue up, hide glue cures very slowly. When epoxies came into the market, they gave woodworkers another choice of glue to use.
Epoxies are one of the most durable glue's as to it's resistance to moisture and heat.
Also the curing time is extremely fast so this makes it a good choice when time is important. The down side is that the health hazards associated with epoxies makes it a bad choice for an everyday use. Polyurethane's can be considered a good woodworking glue as to the glue actually cures better with moisture. So this would make it a good glue to use when moisture resistance is a factor in the project. The down side is that it expands out of the joint and can make sanding the glue off the project a task.