Absolutely rubbish on wood
Nope, not at all - you've been using the wrong glue sticks perhaps?
(Admittedly not permanent adhesion but one that would break off cleanly; it was a particular woodturning project that made me get a proper glue gun!)
My ref was to permanent bond, no good for that
We got ours from Woolworths! Think the glue sticks are more expensive than the glue gun was. One of our kids used it to make a mould, can’t remember what it was a mould of or what they filled it with. Primary school project.
That's the one I got of my daughter, comes in handy at times !