Thin CA does tend to soak into the wood pores, and that's a very GOOD thing.

Epoxy is very strong, but tends NOT to soak deeply into the wood.

Whenever I want to strengthen wood areas, formers, etc... I'll drip liberal amounts of CA into the wood making the material MUCH harder and stiffer, with little additional weight... ( heh I'm now buying 8oz CA bottles in bulk as a result ).

Sometimes I'll apply thin CA, let things dry then apply epoxy when I want extra strength and bonding.... like in gear areas and firewalls.

Ultimately it depends upon your application and what you are fixing/building/repairing...

I keep 5, 15, 30min and slow cure finishing covering Epoxy on hand, along with fiberglass epoxy compounds.

I also keep Thick, Medium and Thin epoxy on hand... all get used and all have their uses...